Mapping -Arrows to selecting characters/lines

Question

I started to use vim recently, but I miss the character/line selection methods from other text editors. By default vim maps ,

Answer 1

I completed @escrafford mapping with insert mode's ones:

" shift+arrow selection
nmap  v
nmap  v
nmap  v
nmap  v
vmap  
vmap  
vmap  
vmap  
imap  v
imap  v
imap  v
imap  v

Also mapping usual copy/cut/paste like this you can return to insert mode after select+copy, for example.

vmap  yi
vmap  di
map  pi
imap  pi
imap  ui

Now you can start a shift+arrow selection from any mode, then C-c to copy, and then C-v to paste. You always end in insert mode, so you have also C-z to undo.

I think this approaches more to the 'expected standard' behaviour for a text editor yu are asking for.