Ignores shift, control and alt modifier keys because they're used for…

… both mouse and keyboard actions

bower.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "what-input",
-  "version": "1.2.4",
+  "version": "1.2.5",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/ten1seven/what-input",
   "authors": [
     "Jeremy Fields <[email protected]>"

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "what-input",
-  "version": "1.2.4",
+  "version": "1.2.5",
   "description": "A global utility for tracking the current input method (mouse, keyboard or touch).",
   "main": "what-input.js",
   "repository": {

what-input.js

@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@
   // via https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Events/wheel
   var mouseWheel = detectWheel();
 
+  // list of modifier keys commonly used with the mouse and
+  // can be safely ignored to prevent false keyboard detection
+  var ignoreMap = [
+    16, // shift
+    17, // control
+    18  // alt
+  ];
+
   // mapping of events to input types
   var inputMap = {
     'keydown': 'keyboard',
@@ -64,7 +72,7 @@
   // array of all used input types
   var inputTypes = [];
 
-  // mapping of key codes to common name
+  // mapping of key codes to a common name
   var keyMap = {
     9: 'tab',
     13: 'enter',
@@ -130,7 +138,7 @@
       var eventTargetType = (eventTargetNode === 'input') ? eventTarget.getAttribute('type') : null;
 
       if (
-        // only if the user flag to allow typing in form fields isn't set
+        (// only if the user flag to allow typing in form fields isn't set
         !body.hasAttribute('data-whatinput-formtyping') &&
 
         // only if currentInput has a value
@@ -147,9 +155,12 @@
            eventTargetNode === 'textarea' ||
            eventTargetNode === 'select' ||
            (eventTargetNode === 'input' && nonTypingInputs.indexOf(eventTargetType) < 0)
+        )) || (
+          // ignore modifier keys
+          ignoreMap.indexOf(eventKey) > -1
         )
       ) {
-        // ignore keyboard typing on form elements
+        // ignore keyboard typing
       } else {
         switchInput(value);
       }
@@ -218,7 +229,7 @@
     // mouse wheel
     body.addEventListener(mouseWheel, bufferedEvent);
 
-    // keyboard
+    // keyboard events
     body.addEventListener('keydown', unBufferedEvent);
     body.addEventListener('keyup', unBufferedEvent);
     document.addEventListener('keyup', unLogKeys);