diff --git a/include/wx/htmllbox.h b/include/wx/htmllbox.h
index 5098935c17..49405b94b9 100644
--- a/include/wx/htmllbox.h
+++ b/include/wx/htmllbox.h
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ private:
 
 
     DECLARE_EVENT_TABLE()
+    DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxHtmlListBox)
 };
 
 #endif // _WX_HTMLLBOX_H_
diff --git a/include/wx/vlbox.h b/include/wx/vlbox.h
index 276076ece7..6b30ac122e 100644
--- a/include/wx/vlbox.h
+++ b/include/wx/vlbox.h
@@ -202,6 +202,14 @@ protected:
     // the base class version doesn't do anything
     virtual void OnDrawSeparator(wxDC& dc, wxRect& rect, size_t n) const;
 
+    // this method is used to draw the items background and, maybe, a border
+    // around it
+    //
+    // the base class version implements a reasonable default behaviour which
+    // consists in drawing the selected item with the standard background
+    // colour and drawing a border around the item if it is either selected or
+    // current
+    virtual void OnDrawBackground(wxDC& dc, const wxRect& rect, size_t n) const;
 
     // we implement OnGetLineHeight() in terms of OnMeasureItem() because this
     // allows us to add borders to the items easily
@@ -269,6 +277,7 @@ private:
 
 
     DECLARE_EVENT_TABLE()
+    DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxVListBox)
 };
 
 #endif // _WX_VLBOX_H_
diff --git a/include/wx/vscroll.h b/include/wx/vscroll.h
index 1cdc9d1e48..eb2185bb1c 100644
--- a/include/wx/vscroll.h
+++ b/include/wx/vscroll.h
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ protected:
     //
     // finally note that lineMin is inclusive, while lineMax is exclusive, as
     // usual
-    virtual void OnGetLinesHint(size_t lineMin, size_t lineMax) const { }
+    virtual void OnGetLinesHint(size_t WXUNUSED(lineMin),
+                                size_t WXUNUSED(lineMax)) const { }
 
     // when the number of lines changes, we try to estimate the total height
     // of all lines which is a rather expensive operation in terms of lines
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ private:
 
 
     DECLARE_EVENT_TABLE()
+    DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxVScrolledWindow)
 };
 
 #endif // _WX_VSCROLL_H_
diff --git a/samples/htlbox/htlbox.cpp b/samples/htlbox/htlbox.cpp
index 1a87b03df6..dfb89455fb 100644
--- a/samples/htlbox/htlbox.cpp
+++ b/samples/htlbox/htlbox.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 // you can also have a file containing HTML strings for testing, enable this if
 // you want to use it
-//#define USE_HTML_FILE
+#define USE_HTML_FILE
 #ifdef USE_HTML_FILE
     #include "wx/textfile.h"
 #endif
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ protected:
 #ifdef USE_HTML_FILE
     wxTextFile m_file;
 #endif
+
+    DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(MyHtmlListBox)
 };
 
 class MyFrame : public wxFrame
diff --git a/src/generic/htmllbox.cpp b/src/generic/htmllbox.cpp
index dff147a45c..0c5578c11a 100644
--- a/src/generic/htmllbox.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/htmllbox.cpp
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ public:
 
 private:
     const wxHtmlListBox& m_hlbox;
+
+    DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxHtmlListBoxStyle)
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/generic/vlbox.cpp b/src/generic/vlbox.cpp
index 938b9d331c..fedb4496a4 100644
--- a/src/generic/vlbox.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/vlbox.cpp
@@ -319,7 +319,30 @@ void wxVListBox::OnDrawSeparator(wxDC& WXUNUSED(dc),
 {
 }
 
-void wxVListBox::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent& event)
+void wxVListBox::OnDrawBackground(wxDC& dc, const wxRect& rect, size_t n) const
+{
+    // we need to render selected and current items differently
+    const bool isSelected = IsSelected(n),
+               isCurrent = IsCurrent(n);
+    if ( isSelected || isCurrent )
+    {
+        if ( isSelected )
+        {
+            dc.SetBrush(wxBrush(m_colBgSel, wxSOLID));
+        }
+        else // !selected
+        {
+            dc.SetBrush(*wxTRANSPARENT_BRUSH);
+        }
+
+        dc.SetPen(*(isCurrent ? wxBLACK_PEN : wxTRANSPARENT_PEN));
+
+        dc.DrawRectangle(rect);
+    }
+    //else: do nothing for the normal items
+}
+
+void wxVListBox::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
     wxPaintDC dc(this);
 
@@ -344,25 +367,9 @@ void wxVListBox::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent& event)
             // don't allow drawing outside of the lines rectangle
             wxDCClipper clip(dc, rectLine);
 
-            // we need to render selected and current items differently
-            const bool isSelected = IsSelected(line);
-            if ( isSelected || IsCurrent(line) )
-            {
-                if ( isSelected )
-                {
-                    dc.SetBrush(wxBrush(m_colBgSel, wxSOLID));
-                }
-                else // !selected
-                {
-                    dc.SetBrush(*wxTRANSPARENT_BRUSH);
-                }
-
-                dc.SetPen(*(IsCurrent(line) ? wxBLACK_PEN : wxTRANSPARENT_PEN));
-
-                dc.DrawRectangle(rectLine);
-            }
-
             wxRect rect = rectLine;
+            OnDrawBackground(dc, rect, line);
+
             OnDrawSeparator(dc, rect, line);
 
             rect.Deflate(m_ptMargins.x, m_ptMargins.y);