diff --git a/addons/base/__openerp__.py b/addons/base/__openerp__.py
index 9cf8a6c893e..cfe8850ab03 100644
--- a/addons/base/__openerp__.py
+++ b/addons/base/__openerp__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         "static/lib/underscore/underscore.string.js",
         "static/src/js/boot.js",
         "static/src/js/core.js",
-        "static/src/js/dates.js",
+        "static/src/js/formats.js",
         "static/src/js/chrome.js",
         "static/src/js/views.js",
         "static/src/js/data.js",
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/boot.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/boot.js
index 5754f5ccd14..7ac8a6bb1e0 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/boot.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/boot.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 
 openerp.base = function(instance) {
     openerp.base.core(instance);
-    openerp.base.dates(instance);
+    openerp.base.formats(instance);
     openerp.base.chrome(instance);
     openerp.base.data(instance);
     if (openerp.base.views) {
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/dates.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/formats.js
similarity index 56%
rename from addons/base/static/src/js/dates.js
rename to addons/base/static/src/js/formats.js
index 8daea39773f..3157997e82d 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/dates.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/formats.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-openerp.base.dates = function(openerp) {
+openerp.base.formats = function(openerp) {
 
 /**
  * Converts a string to a Date javascript object using OpenERP's
@@ -133,5 +133,75 @@ openerp.base.format_time = function(obj) {
     return fts(obj.getHours(),2) + ":" + fts(obj.getMinutes(),2) + ":"
         + fts(obj.getSeconds(),2);
 };
+
+/**
+ * Formats a single atomic value based on a field descriptor
+ *
+ * @param {Object} value read from OpenERP
+ * @param {Object} descriptor union of orm field and view field
+ * @param {Object} [descriptor.widget] widget to use to display the value
+ * @param {Object} descriptor.type fallback if no widget is provided, or if the provided widget is unknown
+ * @param {Object} [descriptor.digits] used for the formatting of floats
+ * @param {String} [value_if_empty=''] returned if the ``value`` argument is considered empty
+ */
+openerp.base.format_value = function (value, descriptor, value_if_empty) {
+    // If NaN value, display as with a `false` (empty cell)
+    if (typeof value === 'number' && isNaN(value)) {
+        value = false;
+    }
+    switch (value) {
+        case false:
+        case Infinity:
+        case -Infinity:
+            return value_if_empty === undefined ?  '' : value_if_empty;
+    }
+    switch (descriptor.widget || descriptor.type) {
+        case 'integer':
+            return _.sprintf('%d', value);
+        case 'float':
+            var precision = descriptor.digits ? descriptor.digits[1] : 2;
+            return _.sprintf('%.' + precision + 'f', value);
+        case 'float_time':
+            return _.sprintf("%02d:%02d",
+                    Math.floor(value),
+                    Math.round((value % 1) * 60));
+        case 'progressbar':
+            return _.sprintf(
+                '<progress value="%.2f" max="100.0">%.2f%%</progress>',
+                    value, value);
+        case 'many2one':
+            // name_get value format
+            return value[1];
+        default:
+            return value;
+    }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Formats a provided cell based on its field type
+ *
+ * @param {Object} row_data record whose values should be displayed in the cell
+ * @param {Object} column column descriptor
+ * @param {"button"|"field"} column.tag base control type
+ * @param {String} column.type widget type for a field control
+ * @param {String} [column.string] button label
+ * @param {String} [column.icon] button icon
+ * @param {String} [value_if_empty=''] what to display if the field's value is ``false``
+ */
+openerp.base.format_cell = function (row_data, column, value_if_empty) {
+    var attrs = column.modifiers_for(row_data);
+    if (attrs.invisible) { return ''; }
+    if (column.tag === 'button') {
+        return [
+            '<button type="button" title="', column.string || '', '">',
+                '<img src="/base/static/src/img/icons/', column.icon, '.png"',
+                    ' alt="', column.string || '', '"/>',
+            '</button>'
+        ].join('')
+    }
+
+    return openerp.base.format_value(
+            row_data[column.id].value, column, value_if_empty);
+}
     
 };
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/list.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/list.js
index ea9cdaea1ee..11440a003b5 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/list.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/list.js
@@ -1,63 +1,5 @@
 openerp.base.list = function (openerp) {
 openerp.base.views.add('list', 'openerp.base.ListView');
-openerp.base.list = {
-    /**
-     * Formats the rendring of a given value based on its field type
-     *
-     * @param {Object} row_data record whose values should be displayed in the cell
-     * @param {Object} column column descriptor
-     * @param {"button"|"field"} column.tag base control type
-     * @param {String} column.type widget type for a field control
-     * @param {String} [column.string] button label
-     * @param {String} [column.icon] button icon
-     * @param {String} [value_if_empty=''] what to display if the field's value is ``false``
-     */
-    render_cell: function (row_data, column, value_if_empty) {
-        var attrs = column.modifiers_for(row_data);
-        if (attrs.invisible) { return ''; }
-        if (column.tag === 'button') {
-            return [
-                '<button type="button" title="', column.string || '', '">',
-                    '<img src="/base/static/src/img/icons/', column.icon, '.png"',
-                        ' alt="', column.string || '', '"/>',
-                '</button>'
-            ].join('')
-        }
-
-        var value = row_data[column.id].value;
-
-        // If NaN value, display as with a `false` (empty cell)
-        if (typeof value === 'number' && isNaN(value)) {
-            value = false;
-        }
-        switch (value) {
-            case false:
-            case Infinity:
-            case -Infinity:
-                return value_if_empty === undefined ?  '' : value_if_empty;
-        }
-        switch (column.widget || column.type) {
-            case 'integer':
-                return _.sprintf('%d', value);
-            case 'float':
-                var precision = column.digits ? column.digits[1] : 2;
-                return _.sprintf('%.' + precision + 'f', value);
-            case 'float_time':
-                return _.sprintf("%02d:%02d",
-                        Math.floor(value),
-                        Math.round((value % 1) * 60));
-            case 'progressbar':
-                return _.sprintf(
-                    '<progress value="%.2f" max="100.0">%.2f%%</progress>',
-                        value, value);
-            case 'many2one':
-                // name_get value format
-                return value[1];
-            default:
-                return value;
-        }
-    }
-};
 openerp.base.ListView = openerp.base.View.extend( /** @lends openerp.base.ListView# */ {
     defaults: {
         // records can be selected one by one
@@ -637,7 +579,7 @@ openerp.base.ListView = openerp.base.View.extend( /** @lends openerp.base.ListVi
             }
 
             $footer_cells.filter(_.sprintf('[data-field=%s]', column.id))
-                .html(openerp.base.list.render_cell(aggregation, column));
+                .html(openerp.base.format_cell(aggregation, column));
         });
     }
     // TODO: implement reorder (drag and drop rows)
@@ -725,7 +667,7 @@ openerp.base.ListView.List = openerp.base.Class.extend( /** @lends openerp.base.
         this.$current = this.$_element.clone(true);
         this.$current.empty().append(
             QWeb.render('ListView.rows', _.extend({
-                render_cell: openerp.base.list.render_cell}, this)));
+                render_cell: openerp.base.format_cell}, this)));
     },
     /**
      * Gets the ids of all currently selected records, if any
@@ -856,7 +798,7 @@ openerp.base.ListView.List = openerp.base.Class.extend( /** @lends openerp.base.
             row: this.rows[record_index],
             row_parity: (record_index % 2 === 0) ? 'even' : 'odd',
             row_index: record_index,
-            render_cell: openerp.base.list.render_cell
+            render_cell: openerp.base.format_cell
         });
     },
     /**
@@ -1016,7 +958,7 @@ openerp.base.ListView.Groups = openerp.base.Class.extend( /** @lends openerp.bas
                 row_data[group.grouped_on] = group;
                 var group_column = _(self.columns).detect(function (column) {
                     return column.id === group.grouped_on; });
-                $group_column.html(openerp.base.list.render_cell(
+                $group_column.html(openerp.base.format_cell(
                     row_data, group_column, "Undefined"
                 ));
                 if (group.openable) {
diff --git a/addons/base/static/test/test.html b/addons/base/static/test/test.html
index 83920b6ddb1..97a73865041 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/test/test.html
+++ b/addons/base/static/test/test.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
     <script src="/base/static/src/js/boot.js"></script>
     <script src="/base/static/src/js/core.js"></script>
-    <script src="/base/static/src/js/dates.js"></script>
+    <script src="/base/static/src/js/formats.js"></script>
     <script src="/base/static/src/js/chrome.js"></script>
     <script src="/base/static/src/js/data.js"></script>
     <script src="/base/static/src/js/views.js"></script>
diff --git a/addons/web_mobile/static/src/web_mobile.html b/addons/web_mobile/static/src/web_mobile.html
index f30ead90e63..bd74e5f4f66 100755
--- a/addons/web_mobile/static/src/web_mobile.html
+++ b/addons/web_mobile/static/src/web_mobile.html
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
     <script type="text/javascript" src="/base/static/src/js/base.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="/base/static/src/js/chrome.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="/base/static/src/js/data.js"></script>
-    <script type="text/javascript" src="/base/static/src/js/dates.js"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="/base/static/src/js/formats.js"></script>
 
-    <script type="text/javascript" src="/web_mobile/static/src/js/web_mobile.js"></script>
-    <script type="text/javascript" src="/web_mobile/static/src/js/chrome_mobile.js"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="/web_mobile/static/src/js/web_mobile.js"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="/web_mobile/static/src/js/chrome_mobile.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="/web_mobile/static/src/js/list_mobile.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="/web_mobile/static/src/js/form_mobile.js"></script>