diff --git a/examples/widgets/lists/README.md b/examples/widgets/lists/README.md
index e0750b68f..b76121fe8 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/lists/README.md
+++ b/examples/widgets/lists/README.md
@@ -142,3 +142,17 @@ Notes from Adapter.py:
     - Might there be other useful converters to put in
       kivy/adapters/args_converters.py, in addition to the default simple
       string converter?
+
+- SelectableView was moved out of adapters.mixins and into uix/listview. Was
+  this the correct thing to do? Are there other cases of view definitions
+  outside of uix?
+
+- Clean up Factory registrations in examples -- when needed? which classes
+  have been added to kivy/factory_registers.py.
+
+- CustomListItem, the name for the class created in the examples, list_kv.py,
+  and list_cascade.py, and also in the test_adapters.py file, is defined only
+  in the Builder.load_string() call. Better document the special nature of
+  this in API explanations. (You can't refer to it as a normal class).
+
+
diff --git a/examples/widgets/lists/list_cascade_images.py b/examples/widgets/lists/list_cascade_images.py
index a5a6a3323..1a9b3b261 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/lists/list_cascade_images.py
+++ b/examples/widgets/lists/list_cascade_images.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from kivy.adapters.dictadapter import DictAdapter
-from kivy.adapters.mixins.selection import SelectableView
+from kivy.uix.selectableview import SelectableDataItem
 from kivy.uix.boxlayout import BoxLayout
 from kivy.uix.gridlayout import GridLayout
 from kivy.uix.listview import ListView, ListItemButton
diff --git a/examples/widgets/lists/list_kv.py b/examples/widgets/lists/list_kv.py
index ae0d4ca8c..21f927411 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/lists/list_kv.py
+++ b/examples/widgets/lists/list_kv.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from kivy.adapters.dictadapter import DictAdapter
-from kivy.adapters.mixins.selection import SelectableView
+from kivy.uix.selectableview import SelectableDataItem
 from kivy.uix.listview import ListView, ListItemButton
 from kivy.uix.gridlayout import GridLayout
 from kivy.uix.boxlayout import BoxLayout
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ from kivy.factory import Factory
 
 from fixtures import integers_dict
 
+# [TODO] Will SelectableView be in the kivy/factory_registers.py,
+#        as a result of setup.py? ListItemButton? others?
 Factory.register('SelectableView', cls=SelectableView)
 Factory.register('ListItemButton', cls=ListItemButton)
 
diff --git a/kivy/adapters/dictadapter.py b/kivy/adapters/dictadapter.py
index f6e2e901b..320705532 100644
--- a/kivy/adapters/dictadapter.py
+++ b/kivy/adapters/dictadapter.py
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ From :class:`Adapter`, :class:`SimpleListAdapter` gets these properties:
 
     - args_converter, an optional function to transform data item argument
                       sets, in preparation for either a cls instantiation,
-                      or a kv template invocation
+                      or a kv template invocation. If no args_converter is
+                      provided, a default one is set, that assumes that the
+                      data items are strings.
 
 From the :class:`SelectionSupport` mixin, :class:`DictAdapter` has
 these properties:
diff --git a/kivy/adapters/mixins/selection.py b/kivy/adapters/mixins/selection.py
index 5959946e3..48455f7ac 100644
--- a/kivy/adapters/mixins/selection.py
+++ b/kivy/adapters/mixins/selection.py
@@ -24,39 +24,6 @@ class SelectableDataItem(object):
             self.is_selected = False
 
 
-class SelectableView(object):
-    '''The :class:`SelectableView` mixin is used in list item classes that are
-    to be instantiated in a list view, which uses a list adapter.  select()
-    and deselect() are to be overridden with display code to mark items as
-    selected or not, if desired.
-    '''
-
-    index = NumericProperty(-1)
-    '''The index into the underlying data list or the data item this view
-    represents.
-    '''
-
-    is_selected = BooleanProperty(False)
-    '''A SelectableView instance carries this property, and is kept in
-    sync with the equivalent property in the data item it represents.
-    '''
-
-    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-        super(SelectableView, self).__init__(**kwargs)
-
-    def select(self, *args):
-        '''The list item is responsible for updating the display for
-        being selected, if desired.
-        '''
-        pass
-
-    def deselect(self, *args):
-        '''The list item is responsible for updating the display for
-        being unselected, if desired.
-        '''
-        pass
-
-
 class SelectionSupport(EventDispatcher):
     '''The :class:`SelectionSupport` mixin is used for selection. Any
     "collection" view, such as :class:`ListView`.
diff --git a/kivy/tests/test_adapters.py b/kivy/tests/test_adapters.py
index 0fabaab9b..bdf0592fa 100644
--- a/kivy/tests/test_adapters.py
+++ b/kivy/tests/test_adapters.py
@@ -5,12 +5,16 @@ Adapter tests
 
 import unittest
 
+from kivy.adapters.mixins.selection import SelectableDataItem
+from kivy.uix.selectableview import SelectableView
 from kivy.uix.listview import ListItemButton
 from kivy.uix.label import Label
+
 from kivy.adapters.adapter import Adapter
 from kivy.adapters.listadapter import SimpleListAdapter
 from kivy.adapters.listadapter import ListAdapter
-from kivy.adapters.mixins.selection import SelectableDataItem
+
+from kivy.factory import Factory
 from kivy.lang import Builder
 
 from nose.tools import raises
@@ -235,6 +239,10 @@ class FruitsListAdapter(ListAdapter):
             [f for f in fruit_data_items if f.name in category['fruits']]
 
 
+# [TODO] Needed if setup.py run normally, after merge to master?
+Factory.register('SelectableView', cls=SelectableView)
+Factory.register('ListItemButton', cls=ListItemButton)
+
 Builder.load_string('''
 [CustomListItem@SelectableView+BoxLayout]:
     index: ctx.index
@@ -278,6 +286,24 @@ class AdaptersTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         msg = 'adapter: a cls or template must be defined'
         self.assertEqual(str(cm.exception), msg)
 
+        with self.assertRaises(Exception) as cm:
+            fruit_categories_list_adapter = \
+                Adapter(data='cat',
+                        args_converter=dummy_converter,
+                        cls=None)
+
+        msg = 'adapter: a cls or template must be defined'
+        self.assertEqual(str(cm.exception), msg)
+
+        with self.assertRaises(Exception) as cm:
+            fruit_categories_list_adapter = \
+                Adapter(data='cat',
+                        args_converter=dummy_converter,
+                        template=None)
+
+        msg = 'adapter: a cls or template must be defined'
+        self.assertEqual(str(cm.exception), msg)
+
         with self.assertRaises(Exception) as cm:
             fruit_categories_list_adapter = \
                 Adapter(data='cat',
@@ -337,6 +363,14 @@ class AdaptersTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         adapter_2 = Adapter(**kwargs_2)
         self.assertEqual(adapter_2.args_converter, list_item_args_converter)
 
+        adapter = Adapter(data='cat', cls=Label)
+        self.assertEqual(adapter.get_count(), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(adapter.get_item(0), 'cat')
+
+        adapter = Adapter(data=None, cls=Label)
+        self.assertEqual(adapter.get_count(), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(adapter.get_item(0), None)
+
     def test_instantiating_simple_list_adapter(self):
         # with no data
         with self.assertRaises(Exception) as cm:
@@ -470,6 +504,8 @@ class AdaptersTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(str(cm.exception), msg)
 
     def test_view_from_list_adapter(self):
+
+        # First with a class.
         list_item_args_converter = \
                 lambda selectable: {'text': selectable.name,
                                     'size_hint_y': None,
@@ -484,3 +520,21 @@ class AdaptersTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         view = fruit_categories_list_adapter.get_view(0)
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(view, ListItemButton))
+
+        # Now with a template.
+        list_item_args_converter = \
+            lambda selectable: {'text': selectable.name,
+                                'is_selected': selectable.is_selected,
+                                'size_hint_y': None,
+                                'height': 25}
+
+        fruit_categories_list_adapter = \
+            ListAdapter(data=category_data_items,
+                        args_converter=list_item_args_converter,
+                        selection_mode='single',
+                        allow_empty_selection=False,
+                        template='CustomListItem')
+
+        view = fruit_categories_list_adapter.get_view(0)
+        self.assertEqual(view.__class__.__name__, 'CustomListItem')
+
diff --git a/kivy/uix/listview.py b/kivy/uix/listview.py
index 9794cc862..9d73cfbf2 100644
--- a/kivy/uix/listview.py
+++ b/kivy/uix/listview.py
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@ from kivy.uix.button import Button
 from kivy.uix.label import Label
 from kivy.uix.boxlayout import BoxLayout
 from kivy.adapters.listadapter import SimpleListAdapter
-from kivy.adapters.mixins.selection import SelectableView
 from kivy.uix.abstractview import AbstractView
+from kivy.uix.selectableview import SelectableView
 from kivy.properties import ObjectProperty, DictProperty, \
         NumericProperty, ListProperty, BooleanProperty
 from kivy.lang import Builder