diff --git a/include/wx/event.h b/include/wx/event.h
index aaa172a39c..dfb0f59310 100644
--- a/include/wx/event.h
+++ b/include/wx/event.h
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ enum
     wxEVT_PLOT_AREA_SEL_CREATED = wxEVT_FIRST + 1015,
     wxEVT_PLOT_AREA_SEL_CHANGING = wxEVT_FIRST + 1016,
     wxEVT_PLOT_AREA_SEL_CHANGED = wxEVT_FIRST + 1017,
-    wxEVT_PLOT_BEGIN_X_LABEL_EDIT = wxEVT_FIRST + 1020,  
+    wxEVT_PLOT_BEGIN_X_LABEL_EDIT = wxEVT_FIRST + 1020,
     wxEVT_PLOT_END_X_LABEL_EDIT = wxEVT_FIRST + 1021,
     wxEVT_PLOT_BEGIN_Y_LABEL_EDIT = wxEVT_FIRST + 1022,
     wxEVT_PLOT_END_Y_LABEL_EDIT = wxEVT_FIRST + 1023,
@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ public:
                   wxObjectEventFunction func = NULL,
                   wxObject *userData = (wxObject *) NULL )
         { return Disconnect(id, -1, eventType, func, userData); }
-	
+
     // implementation from now on
     virtual bool SearchEventTable(wxEventTable& table, wxEvent& event);
     bool SearchDynamicEventTable( wxEvent& event );
diff --git a/src/common/docmdi.cpp b/src/common/docmdi.cpp
index dc622fc6f5..fd19e42adf 100644
--- a/src/common/docmdi.cpp
+++ b/src/common/docmdi.cpp
@@ -99,22 +99,22 @@ wxDocMDIChildFrame::wxDocMDIChildFrame(wxDocument *doc, wxView *view, wxMDIParen
 
 wxDocMDIChildFrame::~wxDocMDIChildFrame(void)
 {
-	m_childView = (wxView *) NULL;
+    m_childView = (wxView *) NULL;
 }
 
 // Extend event processing to search the view's event table
 bool wxDocMDIChildFrame::ProcessEvent(wxEvent& event)
 {
-	if ( !m_childView || ! m_childView->ProcessEvent(event) )
+    if ( !m_childView || ! m_childView->ProcessEvent(event) )
     {
         // Only hand up to the parent if it's a menu command
         if (!event.IsKindOf(CLASSINFO(wxCommandEvent)) || !GetParent() || !GetParent()->ProcessEvent(event))
-		    return wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent(event);
+            return wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent(event);
         else
             return TRUE;
     }
-	else
-		return TRUE;
+    else
+        return TRUE;
 }
 
 void wxDocMDIChildFrame::OnActivate(wxActivateEvent& event)
diff --git a/src/common/event.cpp b/src/common/event.cpp
index 3ace246251..53298074c0 100644
--- a/src/common/event.cpp
+++ b/src/common/event.cpp
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ void wxKeyEvent::CopyObject(wxObject& obj_d) const
     obj->m_x = m_x;
     obj->m_y = m_y;
     obj->m_keyCode = m_keyCode;
-    
+
     obj->m_shiftDown   = m_shiftDown;
     obj->m_controlDown = m_controlDown;
     obj->m_metaDown    = m_metaDown;
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ void wxEvtHandler::AddPendingEvent(wxEvent& event)
     wxPendingEvents->Append(this);
 
     wxLEAVE_CRIT_SECT(*wxPendingEventsLocker);
-    
+
     // 3) Inform the system that new pending events are somwehere,
     //    and that these should be processed in idle time.
     wxWakeUpIdle();
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ bool wxEvtHandler::ProcessEvent(wxEvent& event)
     // An event handler can be enabled or disabled
     if ( GetEvtHandlerEnabled() )
     {
-    
+
 #if 0
 /*
         What is this? When using GUI threads, a non main
diff --git a/src/msw/combobox.cpp b/src/msw/combobox.cpp
index cf839f4748..34f64d2859 100644
--- a/src/msw/combobox.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/combobox.cpp
@@ -195,23 +195,38 @@ bool wxComboBox::MSWProcessEditMsg(WXUINT msg, WXWPARAM wParam, WXLPARAM lParam)
 
 bool wxComboBox::MSWCommand(WXUINT param, WXWORD WXUNUSED(id))
 {
+    wxString value;
+    int sel = -1;
     switch ( param )
     {
         case CBN_SELCHANGE:
-            if (GetSelection() > -1)
+            sel = GetSelection();
+            if ( sel > -1 )
             {
+                value = GetString(sel);
+
                 wxCommandEvent event(wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_SELECTED, GetId());
-                event.SetInt(GetSelection());
+                event.SetInt(sel);
                 event.SetEventObject(this);
-                event.SetString(GetStringSelection());
+                event.SetString(value);
                 ProcessCommand(event);
             }
-            break;
+            else
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            // fall through: for compability with wxGTK, also send the text
+            // update event when the selection changes (this also seems more
+            // logical as the text does change)
 
         case CBN_EDITCHANGE:
             {
+                // if sel != -1, value was initialized above (and we can't use
+                // GetValue() here as it would return the old selection and we
+                // want the new one)
                 wxCommandEvent event(wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED, GetId());
-                event.SetString(GetValue());
+                event.SetString(sel == -1 ? GetValue() : value);
                 event.SetEventObject(this);
                 ProcessCommand(event);
             }
diff --git a/src/msw/listbox.cpp b/src/msw/listbox.cpp
index 98d9b64dd4..ef6a36d657 100644
--- a/src/msw/listbox.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/listbox.cpp
@@ -235,6 +235,11 @@ void wxListBox::SetupColours()
     SetForegroundColour(GetParent()->GetForegroundColour());
 }
 
+bool wxListBox::HasMultipleSelection() const
+{
+    return (m_windowStyle & wxLB_MULTIPLE) || (m_windowStyle & wxLB_EXTENDED);
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // implementation of wxListBoxBase methods
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -448,11 +453,6 @@ void wxListBox::DoSetItemClientData(int n, void *clientData)
         wxLogDebug(wxT("LB_SETITEMDATA failed"));
 }
 
-bool wxListBox::HasMultipleSelection() const
-{
-    return (m_windowStyle & wxLB_MULTIPLE) || (m_windowStyle & wxLB_EXTENDED);
-}
-
 // Return number of selections and an array of selected integers
 int wxListBox::GetSelections(wxArrayInt& aSelections) const
 {