diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/textctrl.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/textctrl.cpp
index 40621bef89..d85dfe678d 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/textctrl.cpp
@@ -1542,7 +1542,9 @@ void wxTextCtrl::OnChar(wxKeyEvent& event)
          key == WXK_DELETE || 
          key == WXK_BACK)
     {
+    	long t1 = 0xDEADBEEF ;
         wxCommandEvent event1(wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED, m_windowId);
+    	long t2 = 0xDEADBEEF ;
         event1.SetString( GetValue() ) ;
         event1.SetEventObject( this );
         wxPostEvent(GetEventHandler(),event1);
@@ -1570,7 +1572,10 @@ bool  wxTextCtrl::Show(bool show)
     
     bool retval = wxControl::Show( show ) ;
     
-    if ( former != m_macControlIsShown )
+    WindowRef window = (WindowRef) MacGetRootWindow() ;
+    wxWindowMac* win = wxFindWinFromMacWindow( window ) ;
+
+    if ( former != m_macControlIsShown && win!=NULL && !win->IsBeingDeleted() )
     {
         if ( m_macControlIsShown )
             TXNSetFrameBounds( (TXNObject) m_macTXN, (**(STPTextPaneVars **)m_macTXNvars).fRTextArea.top, (**(STPTextPaneVars **)m_macTXNvars).fRTextArea.left, 
diff --git a/src/mac/textctrl.cpp b/src/mac/textctrl.cpp
index 40621bef89..d85dfe678d 100644
--- a/src/mac/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/textctrl.cpp
@@ -1542,7 +1542,9 @@ void wxTextCtrl::OnChar(wxKeyEvent& event)
          key == WXK_DELETE || 
          key == WXK_BACK)
     {
+    	long t1 = 0xDEADBEEF ;
         wxCommandEvent event1(wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED, m_windowId);
+    	long t2 = 0xDEADBEEF ;
         event1.SetString( GetValue() ) ;
         event1.SetEventObject( this );
         wxPostEvent(GetEventHandler(),event1);
@@ -1570,7 +1572,10 @@ bool  wxTextCtrl::Show(bool show)
     
     bool retval = wxControl::Show( show ) ;
     
-    if ( former != m_macControlIsShown )
+    WindowRef window = (WindowRef) MacGetRootWindow() ;
+    wxWindowMac* win = wxFindWinFromMacWindow( window ) ;
+
+    if ( former != m_macControlIsShown && win!=NULL && !win->IsBeingDeleted() )
     {
         if ( m_macControlIsShown )
             TXNSetFrameBounds( (TXNObject) m_macTXN, (**(STPTextPaneVars **)m_macTXNvars).fRTextArea.top, (**(STPTextPaneVars **)m_macTXNvars).fRTextArea.left,