Mac OS X map number keys to higlight text with a PC keyboard

Question

I have a standard PS2 keyboard on my PC running Mac in a VM. When I try shift + the arrow keys on the number pad, I just get the numbers typed in. However I want it to work the same as on my Windows box. How do I map the arrow keys to highlight using the arrow keys 4,8,2,6 ?

It was easy to get it working on the Linux box, Mint map number keys to higlight text

Answer 1

One option would be to create ~/Library/KeyBindings/ and save a property list like this as DefaultKeyBinding.dict:

{
    "$#2" = moveDownAndModifySelection:;
    "$#4" = moveLeftAndModifySelection:;
    "$#6" = moveRightAndModifySelection:;
    "$#8" = moveUpAndModifySelection:;
}

The custom keybindings don't work in all applications or views though. Remapping keys with KeyRemap4MacBook usually works almost everywhere.