[Feature] Numeric Keyboard with Math Operators on Mobile Amount Fields

[joel-jeremy]

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Pitch: what problem are you trying to solve?

In desktop, math is supported on amount fields. Users can type 100 + 200, press enter and the amount will be calculated based on the input. This feature is very handy and removes the need to open a separate calculator app to do the computation.

This feature currently doesn't exist on the responsive (mobile) view of the app, and understandably so. Devices (Android/iOS) have different (native) keyboard layouts and usually doesn't display the operators (+ - * /). This makes it more complicated for the maintainers to implement the math functionality on mobile.

Describe your ideal solution to this problem

Implement a custom (non-native) keyboard for amount inputs on mobile to allow for math when putting in amounts. Something along the lines of:

Teaching and learning

https://github.com/hodgef/react-simple-keyboard

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