Ignore hotkeys when shift is down

build/ng-tags-input.js

@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ tagsInput.directive('tagsInput', ["$timeout","$document","tagsInputConfig", func
                         return;
                     }
 
-                    if (hotkeys.indexOf(e.keyCode) === -1) {
+                    if (e.shiftKey || e.altKey || e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey || hotkeys.indexOf(e.keyCode) === -1) {
                         return;
                     }
 
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ tagsInput.directive('tagsInput', ["$timeout","$document","tagsInputConfig", func
     };
 }]);
 
+
 /**
  * @ngdoc directive
  * @name tagsInput.directive:autoComplete

src/tags-input.js

@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ tagsInput.directive('tagsInput', function($timeout, $document, tagsInputConfig)
                         return;
                     }
 
-                    if (hotkeys.indexOf(e.keyCode) === -1) {
+                    if (e.shiftKey || e.altKey || e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey || hotkeys.indexOf(e.keyCode) === -1) {
                         return;
                     }
 
@@ -234,4 +234,4 @@ tagsInput.directive('tagsInput', function($timeout, $document, tagsInputConfig)
             });
         }
     };
-});
+});

test/tags-input.spec.js

@@ -43,15 +43,19 @@ describe('tags-input-directive', function() {
     function newTag(tag, key) {
         key = key || KEYS.enter;
 
-        for(var i = 0; i < tag.length; i++) {
-            sendKeyPress(tag.charCodeAt(i));
-        }
+        sendKeyPresses(tag);
         sendKeyDown(key);
     }
 
-    function sendKeyPress(charCode) {
+    function sendKeyPresses(str) {
+        for(var i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
+            sendKeyPress(str.charCodeAt(i));
+        }
+    }
+
+    function sendKeyPress(charCode, eventProps) {
         var input = getInput();
-        var event = jQuery.Event('keypress', { charCode: charCode });
+        var event = jQuery.Event('keypress', jQuery.extend({}, eventProps||{}, { charCode: charCode }));
 
         input.trigger(event);
         if (!event.isDefaultPrevented()) {
@@ -964,4 +968,20 @@ describe('tags-input-directive', function() {
             expect(autocompleteObj.getTags()).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c']);
         });
     });
-});
+
+    describe('key presses with modifiers do not trigger hotkeys', function() {
+        it('allows shift-comma to enter a left angle character', function() {
+            // Arrange
+            compile('add-on-comma="true"');
+
+            // Act
+            sendKeyPresses('Testing ');
+            sendKeyPress(',', {shiftKey: true});
+            sendKeyPresses('test>');
+            sendKeyDown(KEYS.comma);
+
+            // Assert
+            expect($scope.tags).toEqual(['Testing <test>']);
+        });
+    });
+});