// set the initial contents of the textctrl
         m_text->SetValue(text);
 
-        m_text->Connect(wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED,
+        m_text->Connect(m_text->GetId(), wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED,
                 wxCommandEventHandler(wxPickerBase::OnTextCtrlUpdate),
                 NULL, this);
-        m_text->Connect(wxEVT_KILL_FOCUS,
+        m_text->Connect(m_text->GetId(), wxEVT_KILL_FOCUS,
                 wxFocusEventHandler(wxPickerBase::OnTextCtrlKillFocus),
                 NULL, this);
 
-        m_text->Connect(wxEVT_DESTROY,
+        m_text->Connect(m_text->GetId(), wxEVT_DESTROY,
                 wxWindowDestroyEventHandler(wxPickerBase::OnTextCtrlDelete),
                 NULL, this);
 
     SetMinSize( m_sizer->GetMinSize() );
 }
 
-void wxPickerBase::DoSetToolTip( wxToolTip *tip )
+#if wxUSE_TOOLTIPS
+
+void wxPickerBase::DoSetToolTip(wxToolTip *tip)
 {
     // don't set the tooltip on us but rather on our two child windows
     // as otherwise it would appear only when the cursor is placed on the
     m_picker->SetToolTip(tip);
 
     // do a copy as wxWindow will own the pointer we pass
-    m_text->SetToolTip(tip ? new wxToolTip(tip->GetTip()) : NULL);
+    if ( m_text )
+        m_text->SetToolTip(tip ? new wxToolTip(tip->GetTip()) : NULL);
 }
 
-
+#endif // wxUSE_TOOLTIPS
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxPickerBase - event handlers
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void wxPickerBase::OnTextCtrlKillFocus(wxFocusEvent &)
+void wxPickerBase::OnTextCtrlKillFocus(wxFocusEvent& event)
 {
-    wxASSERT(m_text);
+    event.Skip();
 
     // don't leave the textctrl empty
     if (m_text->GetValue().empty())