diff --git a/addons/account/static/tests/reconciliation_tests.js b/addons/account/static/tests/reconciliation_tests.js
index cf149648b1a..7ebffc19e94 100644
--- a/addons/account/static/tests/reconciliation_tests.js
+++ b/addons/account/static/tests/reconciliation_tests.js
@@ -941,11 +941,11 @@ QUnit.module('account', {
 
         // Simulate changing partner with SelectCreateDialog
         widget = clientAction.widgets[1];
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 0, "shouldn't have any opened modal");
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 0, "shouldn't have any opened modal");
         widget.$('.o_input_dropdown input').trigger('click');
         $('.ui-autocomplete .ui-menu-item a:contains(Search More):eq(1)').trigger('mouseenter').trigger('click');
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1, "should open a SelectCreateDialog");
-        $('[role="dialog"] table.o_list_view td:contains(Camptocamp)').click();
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1, "should open a SelectCreateDialog");
+        $('.modal table.o_list_view td:contains(Camptocamp)').click();
         assert.strictEqual(widget.$('.o_input_dropdown input').val(), "Camptocamp", "the partner many2one should display Camptocamp");
 
         widget = clientAction.widgets[2];
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ QUnit.module('account', {
         widget.$('.create .create_account_id input').trigger('click');
         $('.ui-autocomplete .ui-menu-item a:contains(Search)').trigger('mouseenter').trigger('click');
         // select the account who does not appear in the drop drown
-        $('[role="dialog"] tr.o_data_row:contains(502)').click();
+        $('.modal tr.o_data_row:contains(502)').click();
         assert.strictEqual(widget.$('.create .create_account_id input').val(), "101200 Account Receivable", "Selected account does not change");
         // wait the name_get to render the changes
         def.resolve();
diff --git a/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/barcode_form_view.js b/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/barcode_form_view.js
index 9a09480558b..15e27498f94 100644
--- a/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/barcode_form_view.js
+++ b/addons/barcodes/static/src/js/barcode_form_view.js
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ FormController.include({
         }
         // only catch the event if we're not focused in
         // another field and it's a number
-        if (!$(event.target).is('body, [role="dialog"]') || !/[0-9]/.test(character)) {
+        if (!$(event.target).is('body, .modal') || !/[0-9]/.test(character)) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/addons/barcodes/static/tests/barcode_tests.js b/addons/barcodes/static/tests/barcode_tests.js
index e6efcbe35a0..142fc0feca3 100644
--- a/addons/barcodes/static/tests/barcode_tests.js
+++ b/addons/barcodes/static/tests/barcode_tests.js
@@ -468,12 +468,12 @@ QUnit.test('specification of widget barcode_handler with keypress and notifyChan
     setTimeout(function () {
         var keycode = $.ui.keyCode.ENTER;
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('main.modal-body').length, 1, 'should open a modal with a quantity as input');
-        assert.strictEqual($('main.modal-body .o_set_qty_input').val(), '5', 'the quantity by default in the modal shoud be 5');
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .modal-body').length, 1, 'should open a modal with a quantity as input');
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .modal-body .o_set_qty_input').val(), '5', 'the quantity by default in the modal shoud be 5');
 
-        $('main.modal-body .o_set_qty_input').val('7');
+        $('.modal .modal-body .o_set_qty_input').val('7');
 
-        $('main.modal-body .o_set_qty_input').trigger($.Event('keypress', {which: keycode, keyCode: keycode}));
+        $('.modal .modal-body .o_set_qty_input').trigger($.Event('keypress', {which: keycode, keyCode: keycode}));
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_data_row .o_data_cell:nth(1)').text(), '7',
         "quantity checked should be 7");
 
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ QUnit.test('barcode_scanned only trigger error for active view', function (asser
 
     form.$('.o_data_row:first').click();
 
-    // We do not trigger on the body since modal and 
+    // We do not trigger on the body since modal and
     // form view are both inside it.
     function modalTriggerKeypressEvent(char) {
         var keycode;
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ QUnit.test('barcode_scanned only trigger error for active view', function (asser
         } else {
             keycode = char.charCodeAt(0);
         }
-        return $('[role="dialog"]').trigger($.Event('keypress', {which: keycode, keyCode: keycode}));
+        return $('.modal').trigger($.Event('keypress', {which: keycode, keyCode: keycode}));
     }
     _.each(['O','-','B','T','N','.','c','a','n','c','e','l','Enter'], modalTriggerKeypressEvent);
     assert.verifySteps(['warning'], "only one event should be triggered");
diff --git a/addons/base_setup/views/res_config_settings_views.xml b/addons/base_setup/views/res_config_settings_views.xml
index 82bfe8b4dca..53badf36843 100644
--- a/addons/base_setup/views/res_config_settings_views.xml
+++ b/addons/base_setup/views/res_config_settings_views.xml
@@ -120,8 +120,11 @@
                                     </div>
                                     <div class="o_setting_right_pane">
                                         <label string="Inter Company Flows" for="module_inter_company_rules"/>
-                                        <div class="fa fa-lg fa-building-o text-muted">
-                                            the creation of documents between your companies
+                                        <div>
+                                            <i class="fa fa-lg fa-building-o"/>
+                                            <span class="text-muted">
+                                                the creation of documents between your companies
+                                            </span>
                                         </div>
                                         <div class="content-group" attrs="{'invisible': [('module_inter_company_rules','=',False)]}" id="inter_companies_rules">
                                             <div class="mt16 text-warning"><strong>Save</strong> this page and come back here to set up the feature.</div>
diff --git a/addons/board/static/tests/dashboard_tests.js b/addons/board/static/tests/dashboard_tests.js
index 15b08aaf544..9afb88e5648 100644
--- a/addons/board/static/tests/dashboard_tests.js
+++ b/addons/board/static/tests/dashboard_tests.js
@@ -161,17 +161,17 @@ QUnit.test('basic functionality, with one sub action', function (assert) {
     assert.ok(form.$('.oe_content').is(':visible'), "content is visible again");
     assert.verifySteps(['load action', 'edit custom', 'edit custom']);
 
-    assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 0, "should have no modal open");
+    assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 0, "should have no modal open");
 
     form.$('button.oe_dashboard_link_change_layout').click();
 
-    assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1, "should have opened a modal");
-    assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] li[data-layout="2-1"] i.oe_dashboard_selected_layout').length, 1,
+    assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1, "should have opened a modal");
+    assert.strictEqual($('.modal li[data-layout="2-1"] i.oe_dashboard_selected_layout').length, 1,
         "should mark currently selected layout");
 
-    $('[role="dialog"] .oe_dashboard_layout_selector li[data-layout="1-1"]').click();
+    $('.modal .oe_dashboard_layout_selector li[data-layout="1-1"]').click();
 
-    assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 0, "should have no modal open");
+    assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 0, "should have no modal open");
     assert.strictEqual(form.$('table.oe_dashboard[data-layout="1-1"]').length, 1,
         "should have rendered a table with correct layout");
 
@@ -179,12 +179,12 @@ QUnit.test('basic functionality, with one sub action', function (assert) {
     assert.strictEqual(form.$('.oe_action').length, 1, "should have one displayed action");
     form.$('span.oe_close').click();
 
-    assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1, "should have opened a modal");
+    assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1, "should have opened a modal");
 
     // confirm the close operation
-    $('[role="dialog"] button.btn-primary').click();
+    $('.modal button.btn-primary').click();
 
-    assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 0, "should have no modal open");
+    assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 0, "should have no modal open");
     assert.strictEqual(form.$('.oe_action').length, 0, "should have no displayed action");
 
     assert.verifySteps(['load action', 'edit custom', 'edit custom', 'edit custom', 'edit custom']);
diff --git a/addons/crm/static/src/js/tour.js b/addons/crm/static/src/js/tour.js
index daf550378f5..b7983fe56e0 100644
--- a/addons/crm/static/src/js/tour.js
+++ b/addons/crm/static/src/js/tour.js
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ tour.register('crm_tour', {
     content: _t("Let's schedule an activity."),
     position: "bottom"
 }, {
-    trigger: 'main.modal-body .o_field_many2one',
+    trigger: '.modal-body .o_field_many2one',
     extra_trigger: ".o_opportunity_kanban",
     content: _t("<p>You will be able to customize your followup activities. Examples:</p><ol><li>introductory email</li><li>call 10 days after</li><li>second call 3 days after, ...</li></ol><p class='mb0'><i>Select a standard activity for now.</i></p>"),
     position: "bottom",
     run: function (actions) {
-        actions.auto('footer.modal-footer button[special=cancel]');
+        actions.auto('.modal-footer button[special=cancel]');
     },
 }, {
     trigger: ".o_kanban_record",
diff --git a/addons/document/static/tests/document_tests.js b/addons/document/static/tests/document_tests.js
index 111beeca841..338f3e75581 100644
--- a/addons/document/static/tests/document_tests.js
+++ b/addons/document/static/tests/document_tests.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ odoo.define('document.tests', function (require) {
 
             assert.strictEqual(form.sidebar.$('.o_sidebar_delete_attachment').length, 2, "there should be two attachments");
             form.sidebar.$('.o_sidebar_delete_attachment:eq(0)').click();
-            $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
+            $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
             assert.strictEqual(form.sidebar.$('.o_sidebar_delete_attachment').length, 1, "there should be only one attachment");
             form.destroy();
         });
diff --git a/addons/im_livechat/static/src/xml/im_livechat_backend.xml b/addons/im_livechat/static/src/xml/im_livechat_backend.xml
index 60b25bf2746..deb4c6be4de 100644
--- a/addons/im_livechat/static/src/xml/im_livechat_backend.xml
+++ b/addons/im_livechat/static/src/xml/im_livechat_backend.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
     <t t-extend="mail.discuss_mobile">
         <t t-jquery=".o_mail_mobile_tabs" t-operation="append">
             <div class="o_mail_mobile_tab" data-type="livechat">
-                <span class="fa fa-comments o_tab_title">Livechat</span>
+                <span class="fa fa-comments"/>
+                <span class="o_tab_title">Livechat</span>
             </div>
         </t>
     </t>
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/tests/chatter_tests.js b/addons/mail/static/tests/chatter_tests.js
index b5882e3b51e..89b943700dd 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/tests/chatter_tests.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/tests/chatter_tests.js
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ QUnit.test('chatter: discard changes on message post with post_refresh "always"'
 
     var $modal = $('.modal-dialog');
     assert.strictEqual($modal.length, 1, "should have a modal opened");
-    assert.strictEqual($modal.find('.modal-body p').text(),
+    assert.strictEqual($modal.find('.modal-body').text(),
         "The record has been modified, your changes will be discarded. Do you want to proceed?",
         "should warn the user that any unsaved changes will be lost");
 
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ QUnit.test('chatter: discard changes on message post with post_refresh "recipien
 
             var $modal = $('.modal-dialog');
             assert.strictEqual($modal.length, 1, "should have a modal opened");
-            assert.strictEqual($modal.find('.modal-body p').text(),
+            assert.strictEqual($modal.find('.modal-body').text(),
                 "The record has been modified, your changes will be discarded. Do you want to proceed?",
                 "should warn the user that any unsaved changes will be lost");
 
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ QUnit.test('chatter: discard changes on opening full-composer', function (assert
 
     var $modal = $('.modal-dialog');
     assert.strictEqual($modal.length, 1, "should have a modal opened");
-    assert.strictEqual($modal.find('.modal-body p').text(),
+    assert.strictEqual($modal.find('.modal-body').text(),
         "The record has been modified, your changes will be discarded. Do you want to proceed?",
         "should warn the user that any unsaved changes will be lost");
 
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ QUnit.test('chatter: Attachment viewer', function (assert) {
     assert.strictEqual($('.o_modal_fullscreen img.o_viewer_img[data-src="/web/image/1?unique=1"]').length, 1,
         "Modal popup should open with first image src");
     //  click on next button
-    $('[role="dialog"] .arrow.arrow-right.move_next span').click();
+    $('.modal .arrow.arrow-right.move_next span').click();
     assert.strictEqual($('.o_modal_fullscreen img.o_viewer_img[data-src="/web/image/2?unique=1"]').length, 1,
         "Modal popup should have now second image src");
     assert.strictEqual($('.o_modal_fullscreen .o_viewer_toolbar .o_download_btn').length, 1,
@@ -1467,8 +1467,8 @@ QUnit.test('followers widget: follow/unfollow, edit subtypes', function (assert)
 
     // click to unfollow
     form.$('.o_followers_follow_button').click(); // click to open the dropdown
-    assert.ok($('[role="dialog"]').length, 'a confirm modal should be opened');
-    $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // click on 'OK'
+    assert.ok($('.modal').length, 'a confirm modal should be opened');
+    $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // click on 'OK'
     assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_followers_count').text(), "0", 'should have no followers');
     assert.ok(form.$('.o_followers_follow_button.o_followers_notfollow').length,
         'should display the "Follow" button');
@@ -1672,16 +1672,16 @@ QUnit.test('fieldmany2many tags email', function (assert) {
         done();
     });
 
-    assert.strictEqual($('main.modal-body.o_act_window').length, 1,
+    assert.strictEqual($('.modal-body.o_act_window').length, 1,
         "there should be one modal opened to edit the empty email");
-    assert.strictEqual($('main.modal-body input[name="display_name"]').val(), "silver",
+    assert.strictEqual($('.modal-body.o_act_window input[name="display_name"]').val(), "silver",
         "the opened modal should be a form view dialog with the partner_type 14");
-    assert.strictEqual($('main.modal-body input[name="email"]').length, 1,
+    assert.strictEqual($('.modal-body.o_act_window input[name="email"]').length, 1,
         "there should be an email field in the modal");
 
     // set the email and save the modal (will render the form view)
-    $('main.modal-body input[name="email"]').val('coucou@petite.perruche').trigger('input');
-    $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
+    $('.modal-body.o_act_window input[name="email"]').val('coucou@petite.perruche').trigger('input');
+    $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
 });
 
 QUnit.test('fieldmany2many tags email (edition)', function (assert) {
@@ -1724,16 +1724,16 @@ QUnit.test('fieldmany2many tags email (edition)', function (assert) {
     $input.click(); // opens the dropdown
     $input.autocomplete('widget').find('li:first').click(); // add 'silver'
 
-    assert.strictEqual($('main.modal-body.o_act_window').length, 1,
+    assert.strictEqual($('.modal-body.o_act_window').length, 1,
         "there should be one modal opened to edit the empty email");
-    assert.strictEqual($('main.modal-body input[name="display_name"]').val(), "silver",
+    assert.strictEqual($('.modal-body.o_act_window input[name="display_name"]').val(), "silver",
         "the opened modal in edit mode should be a form view dialog with the partner_type 14");
-    assert.strictEqual($('main.modal-body input[name="email"]').length, 1,
+    assert.strictEqual($('.modal-body.o_act_window input[name="email"]').length, 1,
         "there should be an email field in the modal");
 
     // set the email and save the modal (will rerender the form view)
-    $('main.modal-body input[name="email"]').val('coucou@petite.perruche').trigger('input');
-    $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
+    $('.modal-body.o_act_window input[name="email"]').val('coucou@petite.perruche').trigger('input');
+    $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
 
     assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_field_many2manytags[name="timmy"] button.o_tag_color_0').length, 2,
         "should contain the second tag");
diff --git a/addons/pad/static/tests/pad_tests.js b/addons/pad/static/tests/pad_tests.js
index a6b885429a7..f2ab3a42dfa 100644
--- a/addons/pad/static/tests/pad_tests.js
+++ b/addons/pad/static/tests/pad_tests.js
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ QUnit.module('pad widget', {
         });
         var def = form.canBeDiscarded();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 0,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 0,
             "should have no confirmation modal opened");
 
         assert.strictEqual(def.state(), 'resolved',
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ QUnit.module('pad widget', {
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
         var def = form.canBeDiscarded();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 0,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 0,
             "should have no confirmation modal opened");
 
         assert.strictEqual(def.state(), 'resolved',
diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/xml/pos.xml b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/xml/pos.xml
index 12c01733bfd..75c0aecdcac 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/xml/pos.xml
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/xml/pos.xml
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
                 <t t-if='partner.id'>
                     <img t-att-src='widget.partner_icon_url(partner.id)' alt="Partner"/>
                 </t>
-                <input type='file' class='image-uploader'></input>   
+                <input type='file' class='image-uploader'></input>
             </div>
             <input class='detail client-name' name='name' t-att-value='partner.name' placeholder='Name'></input>
             <div class='edit-buttons'>
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@
                         <select class='detail client-address-country needsclick' name='country_id'>
                             <option value=''>None</option>
                             <t t-foreach='widget.pos.countries' t-as='country'>
-                                <option t-att-value='country.id' t-att-selected="partner.country_id ? ((country.id === partner.country_id[0]) ? true : undefined) : undefined"> 
+                                <option t-att-value='country.id' t-att-selected="partner.country_id ? ((country.id === partner.country_id[0]) ? true : undefined) : undefined">
                                     <t t-esc='country.name'/>
                                 </option>
                             </t>
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@
                         <select class='detail needsclick' name='property_product_pricelist'>
                             <t t-foreach='widget.pos.pricelists' t-as='pricelist'>
                                 <option t-att-value='pricelist.id'
-                                        t-att-selected="partner.property_product_pricelist ? (pricelist.id === partner.property_product_pricelist[0] ? true : undefined) : undefined"> 
+                                        t-att-selected="partner.property_product_pricelist ? (pricelist.id === partner.property_product_pricelist[0] ? true : undefined) : undefined">
                                     <t t-esc='pricelist.display_name'/>
                                 </option>
                             </t>
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@
                     <t t-esc="widget.format_currency(order.get_total_with_tax())"/>
                 </div>
                 <div class='message'>
-                    Please select a payment method. 
+                    Please select a payment method.
                 </div>
             </div>
         </t>
@@ -559,19 +559,19 @@
                         <t t-if='line.selected'>
                             <tr class='paymentline selected'>
                                 <td class='col-due'> <t t-esc='widget.format_currency_no_symbol(order.get_due(line))' /> </td>
-                                <td class='col-tendered edit'> 
+                                <td class='col-tendered edit'>
                                     <t t-esc='widget.inputbuffer' />
                                     <!-- <t t-esc='line.get_amount()' /> -->
                                 </td>
                                 <t t-if='order.get_change(line)'>
-                                    <td class='col-change highlight' > 
+                                    <td class='col-change highlight' >
                                         <t t-esc='widget.format_currency_no_symbol(order.get_change(line))' />
                                     </td>
                                 </t>
                                 <t t-if='!order.get_change(line)'>
                                     <td class='col-change' ></td>
                                 </t>
-                                    
+
                                 <td class='col-name' > <t t-esc='line.name' /> </td>
                                 <td class='delete-button' t-att-data-cid='line.cid' aria-label="Delete" title="Delete"> <i class='fa fa-times-circle' /> </td>
                             </tr>
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@
                             <tr class='paymentline' t-att-data-cid='line.cid'>
                                 <td class='col-due'> <t t-esc='widget.format_currency_no_symbol(order.get_due(line))' /> </td>
                                 <td class='col-tendered'> <t t-esc='widget.format_currency_no_symbol(line.get_amount())' /> </td>
-                                <td class='col-change'> 
+                                <td class='col-change'>
                                     <t t-if='order.get_change(line)'>
                                         <t t-esc='widget.format_currency_no_symbol(order.get_change(line))' />
                                      </t>
@@ -668,8 +668,8 @@
 
                     <div class='payment-buttons'>
                         <div class='button js_set_customer'>
-                            <i class='fa fa-user' role="img" aria-label="Customer" title="Customer"/> 
-                            <span class='js_customer_name'> 
+                            <i class='fa fa-user' role="img" aria-label="Customer" title="Customer"/>
+                            <span class='js_customer_name'>
                                 <t t-if="widget.pos.get_client()">
                                     <t t-esc="widget.pos.get_client().name" />
                                 </t>
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@
                         </t>
                         <t t-if='widget.pos.config.tip_product_id'>
                             <div class='button js_tip'>
-                                <i class='fa fa-heart' /> Tip 
+                                <i class='fa fa-heart' /> Tip
                             </div>
                         </t>
                         <t t-if='widget.pos.config.iface_cashdrawer'>
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@
              </div>
          </div>
      </t>
-        
+
     <t t-name="ReceiptScreenWidget">
         <div class='receipt-screen screen'>
             <div class='screen-content'>
@@ -795,9 +795,9 @@
                                     <t t-esc='line.quantity' />
                                 </value>
                                 <t t-if='line.unit_name !== "Unit(s)"'>
-                                    <t t-esc='line.unit_name' /> 
+                                    <t t-esc='line.unit_name' />
                                 </t>
-                                x 
+                                x
                                 <value t-att-value-decimals='pos.dp["Product Price"]'>
                                     <t t-esc='line.price' />
                                 </value>
@@ -841,14 +841,14 @@
                     <right><value t-att-value-decimals='pos.currency.decimals'><t t-esc='line.get_amount()'/></value></right>
                 </line>
             </t>
-            <br/> 
+            <br/>
 
             <line size='double-height'>
                 <left><pre>        CHANGE</pre></left>
                 <right><value t-att-value-decimals='pos.currency.decimals'><t t-esc='receipt.change' /></value></right>
             </line>
             <br/>
-            
+
             <!-- Extra Payment Info -->
 
             <t t-if='receipt.total_discount'>
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@
                                 <t t-esc='line.quantity' />
                             </value>
                             <t t-if='line.uom !== "Unit(s)"'>
-                                <t t-esc='line.uom' /> 
+                                <t t-esc='line.uom' />
                             </t>
                         </right>
                         <right>
@@ -1057,10 +1057,10 @@
                 <main class="body"><t t-esc="  widget.options.body || '' "/></main>
                 <footer class="footer">
                     <div class="button confirm">
-                        Confirm 
+                        Confirm
                     </div>
                     <div class="button cancel">
-                        Cancel 
+                        Cancel
                     </div>
                 </footer>
             </div>
@@ -1074,10 +1074,10 @@
                 <input type='text' t-att-value="widget.options.value || ''"></input>
                 <div class="footer">
                     <div class="button confirm">
-                        Ok 
+                        Ok
                     </div>
                     <div class="button cancel">
-                        Cancel 
+                        Cancel
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
@@ -1116,14 +1116,14 @@
     <t t-name="TextAreaPopupWidget">
         <div role="dialog" class="modal-dialog">
             <div class="popup popup-textinput">
-                <title class="title"><t t-esc=" widget.options.title || '' " /></title>
+                <header class="title"><t t-esc=" widget.options.title || '' " /></header>
                 <textarea rows="10" cols="40"><t t-esc="widget.options.value" /></textarea>
                 <footer class="footer">
                     <div class="button confirm">
-                        Ok 
+                        Ok
                     </div>
                     <div class="button cancel">
-                        Cancel 
+                        Cancel
                     </div>
                 </footer>
             </div>
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@
                 </div>
                 <footer class="footer">
                     <div class="button cancel">
-                        Cancel 
+                        Cancel
                     </div>
                 </footer>
             </div>
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@
                 </div>
                 <footer class="footer centered">
                     <div class="button cancel">
-                        Cancel 
+                        Cancel
                     </div>
                     <div class="button confirm">
                         Ok
@@ -1222,11 +1222,11 @@
                                     <li><b><t t-esc="report.unpaid_skipped_session || 0" /></b> belong to another session:
                                         <t t-if="report.unpaid_skipped_sessions">
                                             <ul>
-                                                <li>Session ids: <b><t t-esc="JSON.stringify(report.unpaid_skipped_sessions)" /></b></li> 
+                                                <li>Session ids: <b><t t-esc="JSON.stringify(report.unpaid_skipped_sessions)" /></b></li>
                                             </ul>
                                         </t>
                                     </li>
-                                    
+
                                 </ul>
                             </li>
                         </t>
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@
     <t t-name="Product">
         <article class='product' t-att-data-product-id="product.id" tabindex="0" t-attf-aria-labelledby="article_product_#{product.id}">
             <div class="product-img">
-                <img t-att-src='image_url' alt="Product image"/> 
+                <img t-att-src='image_url' alt="Product image"/>
                 <t t-if="!product.to_weight">
                     <span class="price-tag">
                         <t t-esc="widget.format_currency(product.get_price(pricelist, 1),'Product Price')"/>
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@
                 </t>
                 <t t-if="line.get_discount_str() !== '0'">
                     <li class="info">
-                        With a 
+                        With a
                         <em>
                             <t t-esc="line.get_discount_str()" />%
                         </em>
@@ -1446,7 +1446,7 @@
 
     <t t-name="PosTicket">
         <div class="pos-sale-ticket">
-            
+
             <div class="pos-center-align"><t t-esc="order.formatted_validation_date"/> <t t-esc="order.name"/></div>
             <br />
             <t t-esc="widget.pos.company.name"/><br />
@@ -1545,7 +1545,7 @@
         </div>
     </t>
 
-    <!-- Onscreen Keyboard : 
+    <!-- Onscreen Keyboard :
          http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/javascript-ajax/creating-a-keyboard-with-css-and-jquery/ -->
     <t t-name="OnscreenKeyboardFull">
         <div class="keyboard_frame">
diff --git a/addons/project/static/src/js/tour.js b/addons/project/static/src/js/tour.js
index 18087cdbc3b..dc66158921a 100644
--- a/addons/project/static/src/js/tour.js
+++ b/addons/project/static/src/js/tour.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ tour.register('project_tour', {
     content: _t('This will create new project and redirect us to its tasks.'),
     position: 'right',
     run: function (actions) {
-        actions.auto('[role="dialog"]:visible .btn.btn-primary');
+        actions.auto('.modal:visible .btn.btn-primary');
     },
 }, {
     trigger: ".o_kanban_project_tasks .o_column_quick_create input",
diff --git a/addons/project/static/tests/project_tests.js b/addons/project/static/tests/project_tests.js
index e8994c41898..e659658a7a2 100644
--- a/addons/project/static/tests/project_tests.js
+++ b/addons/project/static/tests/project_tests.js
@@ -118,12 +118,12 @@ QUnit.module('project', {
         assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('img').length, 0, "Initially there is no image.");
         kanban.$('.o_dropdown_kanban [data-type=set_cover]').eq(0).click();
         // single click on image
-        $('[role="dialog"]').find("img[data-id='1']").click();
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
+        $('.modal').find("img[data-id='1']").click();
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
         assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('img[data-src*="/web/image/1"]').length, 1, "Image inserted in record");
         $('.o_dropdown_kanban [data-type=set_cover]').eq(1).click();
         // double click on image
-        $('[role="dialog"]').find("img[data-id='2']").dblclick();
+        $('.modal').find("img[data-id='2']").dblclick();
         assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('img[data-src*="/web/image/2"]').length, 1, "Image inserted after double click");
         // varify write on both kanban record
         assert.verifySteps([1,2]);
diff --git a/addons/sale_stock/static/src/js/tour.js b/addons/sale_stock/static/src/js/tour.js
index 9822d124df0..245a25db2b2 100644
--- a/addons/sale_stock/static/src/js/tour.js
+++ b/addons/sale_stock/static/src/js/tour.js
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ odoo.define("sale_stock.tour", function (require) {
     };
 
     tour.tours.sale_tour.steps.splice(quotation_product_selected_step_index+1, 0, {
-        trigger: "footer.modal-footer .btn-primary",
+        trigger: ".modal-footer .btn-primary",
         auto: true,
     }, {
         trigger: "body:not(:has(.o_dialog_warning))",
         auto: true,
         in_modal: false,
         run: function (actions) {
-            if ($('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').length){
-                actions.auto('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary');
+            if ($('.modal-footer .btn-primary').length){
+                actions.auto('.modal-footer .btn-primary');
             }
         },
     });
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/core/dialog.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/core/dialog.js
index 6ebd94ef13e..075c7359a55 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/core/dialog.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/core/dialog.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ var Dialog = Widget.extend({
         focus_control_button: '_onFocusControlButton',
     }),
     events: _.extend({} , Widget.prototype.events, {
-        'keydown footer.modal-footer button':'_onFooterButtonKeyDown',
+        'keydown .modal-footer button':'_onFooterButtonKeyDown',
     }),
     /**
      * @param {Widget} parent
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ var Dialog = Widget.extend({
                     self.$modal.find('.modal-dialog').addClass('modal-sm');
                     break;
             }
-            self.$footer = self.$modal.find("footer");
+            self.$footer = self.$modal.find(".modal-footer");
             self.set_buttons(self.buttons);
             self.$modal.on('hidden.bs.modal', _.bind(self.destroy, self));
         });
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ var Dialog = Widget.extend({
      */
     renderElement: function () {
         this._super();
+        // Note: ideally, the $el which is created/set here should use the
+        // 'main' tag, we cannot enforce this as it would require to re-create
+        // the whole element.
         if (this.$content) {
             this.setElement(this.$content);
         }
@@ -169,15 +172,7 @@ var Dialog = Widget.extend({
 
         var self = this;
         this.appendTo($('<div/>')).then(function () {
-            var $main = self.$modal.find("main:first");
-            if ($main.length === 0) {
-                $main = self.$modal.find(".modal-body:first");
-            }
-            if (self.$el.tagName !== 'MAIN') {
-                self.$el.removeClass(".modal-body");
-                self.$el = $('<main class="modal-body"/>').append(self.$el);
-            }
-            $main.replaceWith(self.$el);
+            self.$modal.find(".modal-body").replaceWith(self.$el);
             self.$modal.attr('open', true);
             self.$modal.removeAttr("aria-hidden");
             self.$modal.modal('show');
@@ -212,13 +207,11 @@ var Dialog = Widget.extend({
         $('.tooltip').remove(); //remove open tooltip if any to prevent them staying when modal has disappeared
         if (this.$modal) {
             this.$modal.modal('hide');
-            this.$modal.removeAttr('open');
-            this.$modal.attr('aria-hidden', true);
             this.$modal.remove();
         }
 
         if (!isFocusSet) {
-            var modals = $('body > [role="dialog"]').filter(':visible');
+            var modals = $('body > .modal').filter(':visible');
             if (modals.length) {
                 modals.last().focus();
                 // Keep class modal-open (deleted by bootstrap hide fnct) on body to allow scrolling inside the modal
@@ -300,9 +293,10 @@ Dialog.alert = function (owner, message, options) {
     return new Dialog(owner, _.extend({
         size: 'medium',
         buttons: buttons,
-        $content: $('<main role="alert"/>').append($('<p>', {
+        $content: $('<main/>', {
+            role: 'alert',
             text: message,
-        })),
+        }),
         title: _t("Alert"),
     }, options)).open({shouldFocusButtons:true});
 };
@@ -325,9 +319,10 @@ Dialog.confirm = function (owner, message, options) {
     return new Dialog(owner, _.extend({
         size: 'medium',
         buttons: buttons,
-        $content: $('<main role="alert">').append($('<p>', {
+        $content: $('<main/>', {
+            role: 'alert',
             text: message,
-        })),
+        }),
         title: _t("Confirmation"),
     }, options)).open({shouldFocusButtons:true});
 };
@@ -358,7 +353,7 @@ Dialog.safeConfirm = function (owner, message, options) {
             text: message,
         });
     }
-    $content = $('<main role="alert"/>').append($content, $securityCheck);
+    $content = $('<main/>', {role: 'alert'}).append($content, $securityCheck);
 
     var buttons = [
         {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
index cb676871fc5..51816220c9f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/fields/basic_fields.js
@@ -1603,7 +1603,7 @@ var AttachmentImage = AbstractField.extend({
             this.$el.empty().append($('<img>/', {
                 src: "/web/image/" + this.value.data.id + "?unique=1",
                 title: this.value.data.display_name,
-                alt: _("Image")
+                alt: _t("Image")
             }));
         }
     }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_column_quick_create.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_column_quick_create.js
index f554d333bc9..170b950a49d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_column_quick_create.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_column_quick_create.js
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ var ColumnQuickCreate = Widget.extend({
         }
 
         // ignore clicks in modals
-        if ($(event.target).closest('[role="dialog"]').length) {
+        if ($(event.target).closest('.modal').length) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_record_quick_create.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_record_quick_create.js
index 749938e8b9e..bf7e60b68c3 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_record_quick_create.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_record_quick_create.js
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ var RecordQuickCreate = Widget.extend({
         }
 
         // ignore clicks in modals
-        if ($(ev.target).closest('[role="dialog"]').length) {
+        if ($(ev.target).closest('.modal').length) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list/list_editable_renderer.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list/list_editable_renderer.js
index 26b4f68d303..643cd52a282 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list/list_editable_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/list/list_editable_renderer.js
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ ListRenderer.include({
                 break;
         }
     },
-    /** 
+    /**
      * It will returns the first visible widget that is editable
      *
      * @private
@@ -768,9 +768,9 @@ ListRenderer.include({
         var record = this.state.data[this.currentRow];
         var recordWidgets = this.allFieldWidgets[record.id];
         var firstWidget = _.find(recordWidgets, function (widget) {
-            var isFirst = widget.$el.is(':visible') && 
+            var isFirst = widget.$el.is(':visible') &&
                                 (widget.$el.has('input').length > 0 ||
-                                widget.tagName== 'input') && 
+                                widget.tagName== 'input') &&
                             !widget.$el.hasClass('o_readonly_modifier');
             return isFirst;
         });
@@ -923,9 +923,9 @@ ListRenderer.include({
 
         // ignore clicks in modals, except if the list is in a modal, and the
         // click is performed in that modal
-        var $clickModal = $(event.target).closest('[role="dialog"]');
+        var $clickModal = $(event.target).closest('.modal');
         if ($clickModal.length) {
-            var $listModal = this.$el.closest('[role="dialog"]');
+            var $listModal = this.$el.closest('.modal');
             if ($clickModal.prop('id') !== $listModal.prop('id')) {
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/change_password.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/change_password.js
index b2e4e013335..c05fa30408b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/change_password.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/change_password.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var ChangePassword = AbstractAction.extend({
         var $button = self.$('.oe_form_button');
         $button.appendTo(this.getParent().$footer);
         $button.eq(1).click(function () {
-            self.$el.parents('[role="dialog"]').modal('hide');
+            self.$el.parents('.modal').modal('hide');
         });
         $button.eq(0).click(function () {
             self._rpc({
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/debug_manager.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/debug_manager.js
index 4bdc27448a0..4b86b76c36d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/debug_manager.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/debug_manager.js
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ if (config.debug) {
                         if (action) {
                             var controller = parent.getCurrentControllerInDialog();
                             self.debugManager = new DebugManager(self);
-                            var $header = self.$modal.find('header.modal-header:first');
+                            var $header = self.$modal.find('.modal-header:first');
                             return self.debugManager.prependTo($header).then(function () {
                                 self.debugManager.update('action', action, controller.widget);
                             });
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/domain_selector_dialog.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/domain_selector_dialog.js
index d0c0030b100..46b54089c5f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/domain_selector_dialog.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/domain_selector_dialog.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ return Dialog.extend({
         var self = this;
         this.opened().then(function () {
             // this restores default modal height (bootstrap) and allows field selector to overflow
-            self.$el.css('overflow', 'visible').closest('[role="dialog"]').css('height', 'auto');
+            self.$el.css('overflow', 'visible').closest('.modal-dialog').css('height', 'auto');
         });
         return $.when(
             this._super.apply(this, arguments),
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/scss/kanban_view.scss b/addons/web/static/src/scss/kanban_view.scss
index 715c381e553..4d00f1be3cf 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/scss/kanban_view.scss
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/scss/kanban_view.scss
@@ -508,4 +508,8 @@
 
     // Records colours
     @include o-kanban-record-color;
+
+    .oe_kanban_color_help {
+        @include o-position-absolute(0, 5px, 0, -1px);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/scss/utils.scss b/addons/web/static/src/scss/utils.scss
index cf04a8d32f8..efb8dce7598 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/scss/utils.scss
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/scss/utils.scss
@@ -337,14 +337,6 @@
         }
     }
 }
-.oe_kanban_color_help {
-    bottom: 0px;
-    left: -1px;
-    top: 0px;
-    width: 6px;
-    position: absolute;
-    right: auto;
-}
 @mixin o-kanban-slim-col {
     position: relative;
     @include o-flex(0, 0, auto);
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/dialog.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/dialog.xml
index eb1a67ee98d..e55a17f26ef 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/dialog.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/dialog.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 <!-- These templates are accessible in backend and frontend -->
 
-<div role="dialog" t-name="Dialog" t-attf-class="modal#{technical ? ' o_technical_modal' : ''}" tabindex="-1" data-backdrop="static" t-att-id="_.uniqueId('modal_')">
+<div role="dialog" t-name="Dialog" t-attf-class="modal#{technical ? ' o_technical_modal' : ''}" tabindex="-1" data-backdrop="static" t-att-id="_.uniqueId('modal_')" aria-hidden="true">
     <div class="modal-dialog">
         <div class="modal-content">
             <header class="modal-header">
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/chrome/action_manager_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/chrome/action_manager_tests.js
index 3910e6d761f..4a1cf0a40c3 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/chrome/action_manager_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/chrome/action_manager_tests.js
@@ -2672,12 +2672,12 @@ QUnit.module('ActionManager', {
         // go back to kanban view
         $('.o_control_panel .breadcrumb li:first a').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('main.modal-body:first').text(),
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .modal-body').text(),
             "The record has been modified, your changes will be discarded. Do you want to proceed?",
             "should display a modal dialog to confirm discard action");
 
         // cancel
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn-default').click();
+        $('.modal .modal-footer button.btn-default').click();
 
         assert.strictEqual(actionManager.$('.o_form_view').length, 1,
             "should still be in form view");
@@ -2686,7 +2686,7 @@ QUnit.module('ActionManager', {
         $('.o_control_panel .breadcrumb li:first a').click();
 
         // confirm discard
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn-primary').click();
+        $('.modal .modal-footer button.btn-primary').click();
 
         assert.strictEqual(actionManager.$('.o_form_view').length, 0,
             "should no longer be in form view");
@@ -3049,7 +3049,7 @@ QUnit.module('ActionManager', {
 
         assert.strictEqual($('.o_technical_modal .o_form_view').length, 1,
             "should have rendered a form view in a modal");
-        assert.ok($('.o_technical_modal main').hasClass('o_act_window'),
+        assert.ok($('.o_technical_modal .modal-body').hasClass('o_act_window'),
             "dialog main element should have classname 'o_act_window'");
         assert.ok($('.o_technical_modal .o_form_view').hasClass('o_form_editable'),
             "form view should be in edit mode");
@@ -3105,11 +3105,11 @@ QUnit.module('ActionManager', {
         });
         actionManager.doAction(5);
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('.o_technical_modal main button.infooter').length, 0,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.o_technical_modal .modal-body button.infooter').length, 0,
             "the button should not be in the body");
-        assert.strictEqual($('.o_technical_modal footer button.infooter').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.o_technical_modal .modal-footer button.infooter').length, 1,
             "the button should be in the footer");
-        assert.strictEqual($('.o_technical_modal footer button').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.o_technical_modal .modal-footer button').length, 1,
             "the modal footer should only contain one button");
 
         actionManager.destroy();
@@ -3139,7 +3139,7 @@ QUnit.module('ActionManager', {
             type: 'ir.actions.client',
         });
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_test').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_test').length, 1,
             "should have rendered the client action in a dialog");
         assert.verifySteps(['on_attach_callback']);
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/basic_fields_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/basic_fields_tests.js
index d95d34431b3..98775ebab3c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/basic_fields_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/basic_fields_tests.js
@@ -1880,7 +1880,7 @@ QUnit.module('basic_fields', {
 
         // Actual flow: click on an element of the m2m to get its form view
         form.$('tbody td:contains(gold)').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1,
             'The modal should have opened');
         assert.verifySteps([
             "The view's image should have been fetched",
@@ -2608,7 +2608,7 @@ QUnit.module('basic_fields', {
 
         // switch to form view
         form.$('.o_field_widget[name=p] .o_data_row').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_field_date[name=datetime]').text(), '02/07/2017',
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_field_date[name=datetime]').text(), '02/07/2017',
             'the datetime (date widget) should be correctly displayed in form view');
 
         form.destroy();
@@ -2652,7 +2652,7 @@ QUnit.module('basic_fields', {
 
         // switch to form view
         form.$('.o_field_widget[name=p] .o_data_row').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_field_date[name=datetime]').text(), '02/08/2017',
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_field_date[name=datetime]').text(), '02/08/2017',
             'the datetime (date widget) should be correctly displayed in form view');
 
         form.destroy();
@@ -4640,13 +4640,13 @@ QUnit.module('basic_fields', {
 
         // open the selection
         form.$(".o_domain_show_selection_button").click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_list_view .o_data_row').length, 2,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_list_view .o_data_row').length, 2,
             "should have open a list view with 2 records in a dialog");
 
         // click on a record -> should not open the record
         // we don't actually check that it doesn't open the record because even
         // if it tries to, it will crash as we don't define an arch in this test
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_list_view .o_data_row:first .o_data_cell').click();
+        $('.modal .o_list_view .o_data_row:first .o_data_cell').click();
 
         form.destroy();
     });
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js
index 8cafb80e69a..b4b6e4cd6d2 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/relational_fields_tests.js
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
 
         form.$('.o_external_button').click(); // click on the external button (should do an RPC)
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .modal-title').text().trim(), 'Open: custom label',
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .modal-title').text().trim(), 'Open: custom label',
                         "dialog title should display the custom string label");
 
         // TODO: test that we can edit the record in the dialog, and that the value is correctly
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         // click on the external button (should do an RPC)
         form.$('.o_external_button').click();
         // save and close modal
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary:first').click();
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary:first').click();
         // save form
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_save').click();
         // click next on pager
@@ -317,10 +317,10 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         // click on the external button (should do an RPC)
         form.$('.o_external_button').click();
 
-        $('[role="dialog"] input[name="foo"]').val('brandon').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal input[name="foo"]').val('brandon').trigger('input');
 
         // save and close modal
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary:first').click();
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary:first').click();
         // save form
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_save').click();
         // click next on pager
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('button.o_external_button:visible').length, 1,
             "should still have an open record button");
         form.$('input.o_input').trigger('focusout');
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] button:contains(Create and edit)').length, 0,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal button:contains(Create and edit)').length, 0,
             "there should not be a quick create modal");
 
         form.destroy();
@@ -473,10 +473,10 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         // open the many2one in form view and change something
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
         form.$('.o_external_button').click();
-        $('main.modal-body input[name="other_field"]').val('wood').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal-body input[name="other_field"]').val('wood').trigger('input');
 
         // save the modal and make sure an onchange is triggered
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').first().click();
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary').first().click();
         assert.verifySteps(['read', 'get_formview_id', 'load_views', 'read', 'write', 'onchange', 'read']);
 
         // save the main record, and check that no extra rpcs are done (record
@@ -574,20 +574,20 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         form.$('.o_field_many2one input').click();
         // click on 'Search More' (mouseenter required by ui-autocomplete)
         $dropdown.find('.o_m2o_dropdown_option:contains(Search)').mouseenter().click();
-        assert.ok($('[role="dialog"] .o_list_view').length, "should have opened a list view in a modal");
-        assert.ok(!$('[role="dialog"] .o_list_view .o_list_record_selector').length,
+        assert.ok($('.modal .o_list_view').length, "should have opened a list view in a modal");
+        assert.ok(!$('.modal .o_list_view .o_list_record_selector').length,
             "there should be no record selector in the list view");
-        assert.ok(!$('footer.modal-footer .o_select_button').length,
+        assert.ok(!$('.modal .modal-footer .o_select_button').length,
             "there should be no 'Select' button in the footer");
-        assert.ok($('[role="dialog"] tbody tr').length > 10, "list should contain more than 10 records");
+        assert.ok($('.modal tbody tr').length > 10, "list should contain more than 10 records");
         // filter the list using the searchview
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_searchview_input').trigger({type: 'keypress', which: 80}); // P
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_searchview_input').trigger({type: 'keydown', which: 13}); // enter
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] tbody tr').length, 10,
+        $('.modal .o_searchview_input').trigger({type: 'keypress', which: 80}); // P
+        $('.modal .o_searchview_input').trigger({type: 'keydown', which: 13}); // enter
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal tbody tr').length, 10,
             "list should be restricted to records containing a P (10 records)");
         // choose a record
-        $('[role="dialog"] tbody tr:contains(Partner 20)').click(); // choose record 'Partner 20'
-        assert.ok(!$('[role="dialog"]').length, "should have closed the modal");
+        $('.modal tbody tr:contains(Partner 20)').click(); // choose record 'Partner 20'
+        assert.ok(!$('.modal').length, "should have closed the modal");
         assert.ok(!$dropdown.is(':visible'), 'should have closed the dropdown');
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_field_many2one input').val(), 'Partner 20',
                     'value of the m2o should have been correctly updated');
@@ -1811,7 +1811,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
             form.$('.o_data_cell').click();
             form.$('.o_external_button').click();
 
-            var $modal = $('[role="dialog"]');
+            var $modal = $('.modal');
             assert.equal($modal.length, 1,
                 'There should be 1 modal opened');
 
@@ -1823,7 +1823,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
                                   {position: 'top'});
 
             // Saving the modal and then the original model
-            $modal.find('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
+            $modal.find('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
             form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_save').click();
 
             assert.verifySteps(['onchange sequence', 'partner_type write']);
@@ -2021,7 +2021,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         form.$('.o_field_many2one input').focus();
         form.$('.o_field_many2one input').val('new partner').trigger('keyup').trigger('focusout');
 
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').first().click();
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary').first().click();
 
         form.destroy();
     });
@@ -2049,14 +2049,14 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
 
         // cancel the many2one creation with Cancel button
         form.$('.o_field_many2one input').focus().val('new product').trigger('keyup').trigger('blur');
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1, "there should be one opened modal");
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn:contains(Cancel)').click();
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1, "there should be one opened modal");
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn:contains(Cancel)').click();
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_field_many2one input').val(), "",
             'the many2one should not set a value as its creation has been cancelled (with Cancel button)');
 
         // cancel the many2one creation with Close button
         form.$('.o_field_many2one input').focus().val('new product').trigger('keyup').trigger('blur');
-        $('header.modal-header button').click();
+        $('.modal .modal-header button').click();
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_field_many2one input').val(), "",
             'the many2one should not set a value as its creation has been cancelled (with Close button)');
 
@@ -2065,16 +2065,16 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         form.$('.o_field_many2one input').autocomplete('widget').find('a').first().click();
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('input').val(), "xphone", "should have selected xphone");
         form.$('.o_field_many2one input').focus().val('new product').trigger('keyup').trigger('blur');
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1, "there should be one opened modal");
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn:contains(Cancel)').click();
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1, "there should be one opened modal");
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn:contains(Cancel)').click();
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_field_many2one input').val(), "xphone",
             'should have restored the many2one with its previous selected value (xphone)');
 
         // confirm the many2one creation
         form.$('.o_field_many2one input').focus();
         form.$('.o_field_many2one input').val('new partner').trigger('keyup').trigger('blur');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_form_view').length, 1,
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_form_view').length, 1,
             'a new modal should be opened and contain a form view');
 
         form.destroy();
@@ -2097,7 +2097,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         form.$('.o_field_many2one input').focus();
         form.$('.o_field_many2one input').val('new partner').trigger('keyup').trigger('focusout');
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 0, "should not display the create modal");
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 0, "should not display the create modal");
         form.destroy();
     });
 
@@ -2140,14 +2140,14 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
             "there should be an external button displayed");
 
         form.$('.o_field_many2one .o_external_button').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_form_view.o_form_readonly').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_form_view.o_form_readonly').length, 1,
             "there should be a readonly form view opened");
 
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_form_button_cancel').click();
+        $('.modal .o_form_button_cancel').click();
 
         form.$('.o_field_many2one input').val('new product').trigger('keyup').trigger('focusout');
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 0, "should not display the create modal");
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 0, "should not display the create modal");
         form.destroy();
     });
 
@@ -2264,10 +2264,10 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
             }));
             concurrency.delay(0).then(function() {
                 $input.blur();
-                assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1,
+                assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1,
                     "should have one modal in body");
                 // Check that discarding clears $input
-                $('[role="dialog"] .o_form_button_cancel').click();
+                $('.modal .o_form_button_cancel').click();
                 assert.strictEqual($input.val(), '',
                     "the field should be empty");
                 form.destroy();
@@ -2323,7 +2323,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
                 which: $.ui.keyCode.ENTER,
                 keyCode: $.ui.keyCode.ENTER,
             }));
-            assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 0, "should not have any modal in DOM");
+            assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 0, "should not have any modal in DOM");
             assert.verifySteps(['name_search', 'onchange', 'write', 'read']);
             list.destroy();
             relationalFields.FieldMany2One.prototype.AUTOCOMPLETE_DELAY = M2O_DELAY;
@@ -2379,7 +2379,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
                 keyCode: $.ui.keyCode.ENTER,
             }));
             def.resolve();
-            assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 0, "should not have any modal in DOM");
+            assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 0, "should not have any modal in DOM");
             assert.verifySteps(['name_search', 'onchange', 'write', 'read']);
             list.destroy();
             relationalFields.FieldMany2One.prototype.AUTOCOMPLETE_DELAY = M2O_DELAY;
@@ -2530,15 +2530,15 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
         form.$('.o_data_row td:contains(first record)').click();
         form.$('.o_external_button').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1,
             "should have one modal in body");
 
         // Changing the 'trululu' value
-        $('[role="dialog"] input[name="display_name"]').val('test').trigger('input');
-        $('[role="dialog"] button.btn-primary').click();
+        $('.modal input[name="display_name"]').val('test').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal button.btn-primary').click();
 
         // Test whether the value has changed
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 0,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 0,
             "the modal should be closed");
         assert.equal(form.$('.o_data_cell:contains(test)').text(), 'test',
             "the partner name should have been updated to 'test'");
@@ -3621,7 +3621,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         assert.equal(form.$('.o_field_one2many td[class="o_data_cell"]').text(), "blurp#21#22#23#24#25#26#27#28#29",
             "should display the records in order with the changes");
 
-        $('footer.modal-footer button:first').click();
+        $('.modal .modal-footer button:first').click();
 
         assert.equal(form.$('.o_field_one2many td[class="o_data_cell"]').text(), "#20#21#22#23#24#25#26#27#28#29",
             "should cancel changes and display the records in order");
@@ -3653,7 +3653,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         assert.equal(form.$('.o_field_one2many td[class="o_data_cell"]').text(), "#20#39#40#41#42#43#44#45#46#47",
             "should display the records in order after resequence");
 
-        $('footer.modal-footer button:first').click();
+        $('.modal .modal-footer button:first').click();
 
         assert.equal(form.$('.o_field_one2many td[class="o_data_cell"]').text(), "#20#21#22#23#24#25#26#27#28#29",
             "should cancel changes and display the records in order");
@@ -4001,62 +4001,62 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         // in its relation
         form.$('.o_data_row').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1, "should have opened a dialog");
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_data_row').length, 0,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1, "should have opened a dialog");
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_data_row').length, 0,
             "there should be no record in the one2many in the dialog");
 
         // add a many2many subrecord
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
+        $('.modal .o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 2,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 2,
             "should have opened a second dialog");
 
         // select a many2many subrecord
-        $('[role="dialog"]:nth(1) .o_list_view .o_data_cell:first').click();
+        $('.modal:nth(1) .o_list_view .o_data_cell:first').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1,
             "second dialog should be closed");
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_data_row').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_data_row').length, 1,
             "there should be one record in the one2many in the dialog");
-        assert.notOk($('[role="dialog"] .o_x2m_control_panel .o_cp_pager div').is(':visible'),
+        assert.notOk($('.modal .o_x2m_control_panel .o_cp_pager div').is(':visible'),
             'm2m pager should be hidden');
 
         // click on 'Save & Close'
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary:first').click();
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-primary:first').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 0, "dialog should be closed");
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 0, "dialog should be closed");
 
         // reopen o2m record, and another m2m subrecord in its relation, but
         // discard the changes
         form.$('.o_data_row').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1, "should have opened a dialog");
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_data_row').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1, "should have opened a dialog");
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_data_row').length, 1,
             "there should be one record in the one2many in the dialog");
 
         // add another m2m subrecord
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
+        $('.modal .o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 2,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 2,
             "should have opened a second dialog");
 
-        $('[role="dialog"]:nth(1) .o_list_view .o_data_cell:first').click();
+        $('.modal:nth(1) .o_list_view .o_data_cell:first').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1,
             "second dialog should be closed");
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_data_row').length, 2,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_data_row').length, 2,
             "there should be two records in the one2many in the dialog");
 
         // click on 'Discard'
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-default').click();
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-default').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 0, "dialog should be closed");
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 0, "dialog should be closed");
 
         // reopen o2m record to check that second changes have properly been discarded
         form.$('.o_data_row').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1, "should have opened a dialog");
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_data_row').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1, "should have opened a dialog");
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_data_row').length, 1,
             "there should be one record in the one2many in the dialog");
 
         form.destroy();
@@ -4409,8 +4409,8 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         checkRead = true;
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
         form.$('.o-kanban-button-new').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] input').val('new record').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary:first').click(); // save and close
+        $('.modal input').val('new record').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary:first').click(); // save and close
         // checks
         assert.strictEqual(readIDs, undefined, "should not have read any record");
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('span:contains(new record)').length, 0,
@@ -4446,8 +4446,8 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         readIDs = undefined;
         // add and delete a record in page 1
         form.$('.o-kanban-button-new').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] input').val('new record page 1').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary:first').click(); // save and close
+        $('.modal input').val('new record page 1').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary:first').click(); // save and close
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_kanban_record:first span:contains(relational record 11)').length,
             1, 'first record should be the one with id 11 (next checks rely on that)');
         form.$('.delete_icon:first').click();
@@ -4461,8 +4461,8 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         readIDs = undefined;
         form.$('.delete_icon:first').click();
         form.$('.o-kanban-button-new').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] input').val('new record page 2').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary:first').click(); // save and close
+        $('.modal input').val('new record page 2').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary:first').click(); // save and close
         assert.strictEqual(readIDs, undefined, "should not have read any record");
         // checks
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_kanban_record:not(".o_kanban_ghost")').length, 5,
@@ -4506,13 +4506,13 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
         form.$('.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
         $('input[name="turtle_int"]').val('5').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn-primary').first().click();
+        $('.modal-footer button.btn-primary').first().click();
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('tbody tr:eq(1) td.o_data_cell').text(), '5',
             'should display 5 in the foo field');
         form.$('tbody tr:eq(1) td.o_data_cell').click();
 
         $('input[name="turtle_int"]').val('3').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn-primary').first().click();
+        $('.modal-footer button.btn-primary').first().click();
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('tbody tr:eq(1) td.o_data_cell').text(), '3',
             'should now display 3 in the foo field');
         form.destroy();
@@ -4609,7 +4609,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_cancel').click();
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_field_one2many tbody td').first().text(), 'new value',
             "changes shouldn't have been discarded yet, waiting for user confirmation");
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_field_one2many tbody td').first().text(), 'relational record 1',
             "display name of first record in o2m list should be 'relational record 1'");
 
@@ -4808,15 +4808,15 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         // edit existing subrecord
         form.$('.oe_kanban_global_click').click();
 
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_form_view input').val('new name').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // save
+        $('.modal .o_form_view input').val('new name').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // save
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_kanban_record span:first').text(), 'new name',
             'value of subrecord should have been updated');
 
         // create a new subrecord
         form.$('.o-kanban-button-new').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_form_view input').val('new subrecord 1').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // save and close
+        $('.modal .o_form_view input').val('new subrecord 1').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // save and close
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_kanban_record:not(.o_kanban_ghost)').length, 2,
             'should contain 2 records');
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_kanban_record:nth(1) span').text(), 'new subrecord 1',
@@ -4824,10 +4824,10 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
 
         // create two new subrecords
         form.$('.o-kanban-button-new').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_form_view input').val('new subrecord 2').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary:nth(1)').click(); // save and new
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_form_view input').val('new subrecord 3').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // save and close
+        $('.modal .o_form_view input').val('new subrecord 2').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary:nth(1)').click(); // save and new
+        $('.modal .o_form_view input').val('new subrecord 3').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // save and close
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_kanban_record:not(.o_kanban_ghost)').length, 4,
             'should contain 4 records');
 
@@ -4993,8 +4993,8 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         // edit existing subrecord
         form.$('.o_list_view tbody tr:first() td:eq(1)').click();
 
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_form_view input').val('new name').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // save
+        $('.modal .o_form_view input').val('new name').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // save
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_list_view tbody td:first()').text(), 'new name',
             'value of subrecord should have been updated');
         assert.strictEqual(nbWrite, 0, "should not have write anything in DB");
@@ -5040,9 +5040,9 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
             '"Add an item" link should not be available in readonly');
 
         form.$('.o_list_view tbody td:first()').click();
-        assert.ok($('[role="dialog"] .o_form_readonly').length,
+        assert.ok($('.modal .o_form_readonly').length,
             'in readonly, clicking on a subrecord should open it in readonly in a dialog');
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_form_button_cancel').click(); // close the dialog
+        $('.modal .o_form_button_cancel').click(); // close the dialog
 
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
 
@@ -5051,7 +5051,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
 
         // edit existing subrecord
         form.$('.o_list_view tbody td:first()').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 0,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 0,
             'in edit, clicking on a subrecord should not open a dialog');
         assert.ok(form.$('.o_list_view tbody tr:first()').hasClass('o_selected_row'),
             'first row should be in edition');
@@ -5149,7 +5149,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
 
         // cancel the edition
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_cancel').click();
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn-primary').first().click();
+        $('.modal-footer button.btn-primary').first().click();
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('tr.o_data_row').length, 1,
             "should have 1 data rows");
 
@@ -5305,7 +5305,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_cancel').click();
 
         // confirm the discard operation
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // click on confirm
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // click on confirm
 
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_cp_pager').text().trim(), '1-3 / 4',
             "pager should still be visible");
@@ -5380,7 +5380,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
             "pager should still display the correct total");
 
         // click on cancel
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-default').click(); // click on cancel
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-default').click(); // click on cancel
 
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_cp_pager').text().trim(), '1-3 / 4',
             "pager should again display the correct total");
@@ -5420,7 +5420,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
 
         // discard
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_cancel').click();
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
 
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('tr.o_data_row').length, 1,
             "should have 1 data row");
@@ -5467,17 +5467,17 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
 
         // click elsewhere,
         form.$('label.o_form_label').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1,
             'a confirmation model should be opened');
 
         // click on cancel, the line should still be selected
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn-default').click();
+        $('.modal .modal-footer button.btn-default').click();
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('tr.o_data_row.o_selected_row').length, 1,
             "should still have 1 selected data row");
 
         // click elsewhere, and click on ok (on the confirmation dialog)
         form.$('label.o_form_label').click();
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn-primary').click();
+        $('.modal .modal-footer button.btn-primary').click();
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('tr.o_data_row').length, 0,
             "should have 0 data rows (invalid line has been discarded");
 
@@ -5678,17 +5678,17 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         });
 
         form.$('.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
+        $('.modal .o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_data_row.o_selected_row').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_data_row.o_selected_row').length, 1,
             "there should be a row in edition in the dialog");
 
         // trigger keydown ESCAPE in the edited row
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_data_cell input').trigger({type: 'keydown', which: $.ui.keyCode.ESCAPE});
+        $('.modal .o_data_cell input').trigger({type: 'keydown', which: $.ui.keyCode.ESCAPE});
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1,
             "dialog should still be open");
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_data_row').length, 0,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_data_row').length, 0,
             "the row should have been removed");
 
         form.destroy();
@@ -6293,8 +6293,8 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
 
         // click to create a subrecord
         form.$('tbody td.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] input').val('new record').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer button:eq(0)').click(); // save and close
+        $('.modal input').val('new record').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal .modal-footer button:eq(0)').click(); // save and close
 
         assert.ok(!form.$('.o_x2m_control_panel .o_cp_pager div').is(':visible'),
             'o2m pager should be hidden');
@@ -6349,14 +6349,14 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
 
         form.$('tbody td.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
 
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_field_many2one input').click();
+        $('.modal .o_field_many2one input').click();
 
-        var $dropdown = $('[role="dialog"] .o_field_many2one input').autocomplete('widget');
+        var $dropdown = $('.modal .o_field_many2one input').autocomplete('widget');
 
         $dropdown.find('li:eq(1) a').mouseenter();
         $dropdown.find('li:eq(1) a').click();
 
-        $('footer.modal-footer button:eq(0)').click(); // save and close
+        $('.modal .modal-footer button:eq(0)').click(); // save and close
 
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('tbody td:contains(xpad)').length, 1,
             "should display 'xpad' on a td");
@@ -6408,16 +6408,16 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         form.$('tbody td.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
 
         // write in the many2one field, value = 37 (xphone)
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_field_many2one input').click();
-        var $dropdown = $('[role="dialog"] .o_field_many2one input').autocomplete('widget');
+        $('.modal .o_field_many2one input').click();
+        var $dropdown = $('.modal .o_field_many2one input').autocomplete('widget');
         $dropdown.find('li:eq(0) a').mouseenter();
         $dropdown.find('li:eq(0) a').click();
 
         // write in the integer field
-        $('main.modal-body input.o_field_widget').val('123').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal .modal-body input.o_field_widget').val('123').trigger('input');
 
         // save and close
-        $('footer.modal-footer button:eq(0)').click();
+        $('.modal .modal-footer button:eq(0)').click();
 
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('tbody td:contains(xphone)').length, 1,
             "should display 'xphone' in a td");
@@ -6425,28 +6425,28 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         // reopen the record in form view
         form.$('tbody td:contains(xphone)').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('main.modal-body input').val(), "xphone",
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .modal-body input').val(), "xphone",
             "should display 'xphone' in an input");
 
-        $('main.modal-body input.o_field_widget').val('456').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal .modal-body input.o_field_widget').val('456').trigger('input');
 
         // discard
-        $('footer.modal-footer span:contains(Discard)').click();
+        $('.modal .modal-footer span:contains(Discard)').click();
 
         // reopen the record in form view
         form.$('tbody td:contains(xphone)').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('main.modal-body input.o_field_widget').val(), "123",
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .modal-body input.o_field_widget').val(), "123",
             "should display 123 (previous change has been discarded)");
 
         // write in the many2one field, value = 41 (xpad)
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_field_many2one input').click();
-        $dropdown = $('[role="dialog"] .o_field_many2one input').autocomplete('widget');
+        $('.modal .o_field_many2one input').click();
+        $dropdown = $('.modal .o_field_many2one input').autocomplete('widget');
         $dropdown.find('li:eq(1) a').mouseenter();
         $dropdown.find('li:eq(1) a').click();
 
         // save and close
-        $('footer.modal-footer button:eq(0)').click();
+        $('.modal .modal-footer button:eq(0)').click();
 
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('tbody td:contains(xpad)').length, 1,
             "should display 'xpad' in a td");
@@ -6496,7 +6496,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         form.$('tr.o_data_row:eq(0) td:contains(xphone)').click();
 
         // write in the many2one field
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_field_many2one input').click();
+        $('.modal .o_field_many2one input').click();
 
         form.destroy();
     });
@@ -6764,29 +6764,29 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
         form.$('.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_data_row').length, 2,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_data_row').length, 2,
             "sould have 2 records in the select view (the last one is not displayed because it is already selected)");
 
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_data_row:first .o_list_record_selector input').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_select_button').click();
+        $('.modal .o_data_row:first .o_list_record_selector input').click();
+        $('.modal .o_select_button').click();
         $('.o_form_button_save').click();
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
         form.$('.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_data_row').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_data_row').length, 1,
             "sould have 1 record in the select view");
 
-        $('footer.modal-footer button:eq(1)').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] input.o_field_widget[name="turtle_foo"]').val('tototo').trigger('input');
-        $('[role="dialog"] input.o_field_widget[name="turtle_int"]').val(50).trigger('input');
-        var $many2one = $('[role="dialog"] [name="product_id"] input').click();
+        $('.modal-footer button:eq(1)').click();
+        $('.modal input.o_field_widget[name="turtle_foo"]').val('tototo').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal input.o_field_widget[name="turtle_int"]').val(50).trigger('input');
+        var $many2one = $('.modal [name="product_id"] input').click();
         var $dropdown = $many2one.autocomplete('widget');
         $dropdown.find('li:first a').mouseenter();
         $dropdown.find('li:first a').click();
 
-        $('footer.modal-footer button:contains(&):first').click();
+        $('.modal-footer button:contains(&):first').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 0, "sould close the modals");
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 0, "sould close the modals");
 
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_data_row').length, 3,
             "sould have 3 records in one2many list");
@@ -6844,34 +6844,34 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         });
 
         form.$('.o_data_row:first').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .modal-title').first().text().trim(), 'Open: one2many turtle field',
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .modal-title').first().text().trim(), 'Open: one2many turtle field',
             "modal should use the python field string as title");
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_form_button_cancel').click();
+        $('.modal .o_form_button_cancel').click();
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
 
         // edit the first one2many record
         form.$('.o_data_row:first').click();
-        var $many2one = $('[role="dialog"] [name="product_id"] input').click();
+        var $many2one = $('.modal [name="product_id"] input').click();
         var $dropdown = $many2one.autocomplete('widget');
         $dropdown.find('li:first a').mouseenter();
         $dropdown.find('li:first a').click();
-        $('footer.modal-footer button:first').click();
+        $('.modal-footer button:first').click();
 
         $('.o_form_button_save').click(); // don't save anything because the one2many does not change
 
         // add a one2many record
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
         form.$('.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_data_row:first .o_list_record_selector input').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_select_button').click();
+        $('.modal .o_data_row:first .o_list_record_selector input').click();
+        $('.modal .o_select_button').click();
 
         // edit the second one2many record
         form.$('.o_data_row:eq(1)').click();
-        $many2one = $('[role="dialog"] [name="product_id"] input').click();
+        $many2one = $('.modal [name="product_id"] input').click();
         $dropdown = $many2one.autocomplete('widget');
         $dropdown.find('li:first a').mouseenter();
         $dropdown.find('li:first a').click();
-        $('footer.modal-footer button:first').click();
+        $('.modal-footer button:first').click();
 
         $('.o_form_button_save').click();
 
@@ -7063,10 +7063,10 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
 
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
         form.$('tbody td.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn-primary').first().click();
+        $('.modal-footer button.btn-primary').first().click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1, "should still have an open modal");
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] tbody label.o_field_invalid').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1, "should still have an open modal");
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal tbody label.o_field_invalid').length, 1,
             "should have displayed invalid fields");
         form.destroy();
     });
@@ -7262,9 +7262,9 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         });
 
         form.$('.o_field_one2many .o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1, "form view dialog should be opened");
-        $('main.modal-body input[name="model_name"]').val('partner').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer button:first').click();
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1, "form view dialog should be opened");
+        $('.modal-body input[name="model_name"]').val('partner').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal-footer button:first').click();
 
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_field_one2many tbody tr:first').text(), "coucouhas changed[]",
             "the onchange should create one new record and remove the existing");
@@ -7363,9 +7363,9 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
 
         form.$('.o_data_row:first').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_field_widget').text(), "xphone",
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_field_widget').text(), "xphone",
             'should display the form view dialog with the many2one value');
-        $('footer.modal-footer button').click(); // close the modal
+        $('.modal-footer button').click(); // close the modal
 
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
 
@@ -7619,7 +7619,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
 
         form.$('.o_data_row:first').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_field_widget[name="partner_ids"] .o_list_view').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_field_widget[name="partner_ids"] .o_list_view').length, 1,
             'should display many2many list view in the modal');
 
         form.destroy();
@@ -7651,7 +7651,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
 
         form.$('.o_data_row:first').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_field_widget[name="turtle_foo"]').text(), 'blip',
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_field_widget[name="turtle_foo"]').text(), 'blip',
             'should open the modal and display the form field');
 
         form.destroy();
@@ -7700,14 +7700,14 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
 
         form.$('.o_data_row:first').click(); // edit first record
 
-        var $input = $('[role="dialog"] .o_field_many2manytags input');
+        var $input = $('.modal .o_field_many2manytags input');
         $input.click(); // opens the dropdown
         $input.autocomplete('widget').find('li').click(); // add 'first record'
 
         // add a many2many tag and save
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_field_widget[name=name]').val('test').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // save
+        $('.modal .o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
+        $('.modal .o_field_widget[name=name]').val('test').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // save
 
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_save').click();
 
@@ -7761,13 +7761,13 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         form.$('.o_external_button').click();
 
         // click on add, to add a new partner in the m2m
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
+        $('.modal .o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
 
         // select the partner_type 'gold' (this closes the 2nd modal)
-        $('[role="dialog"] td:contains(gold)').click();
+        $('.modal td:contains(gold)').click();
 
         // confirm the changes in the modal
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
 
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_save').click();
         form.destroy();
@@ -7836,7 +7836,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
 
         form.$('.o_data_row:first').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_field_widget[name="turtle_foo"]').text(), 'blip',
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_field_widget[name="turtle_foo"]').text(), 'blip',
             'should open the modal and display the form field');
 
         form.destroy();
@@ -8331,7 +8331,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         // try to add a second line and check that it is correctly waiting
         // for the onchange to return
         form.$('.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 0, "no modal should be displayed");
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 0, "no modal should be displayed");
         assert.strictEqual($('.o_field_invalid').length, 0,
             "no field should be marked as invalid");
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_data_row').length, 1,
@@ -8635,11 +8635,11 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
 
         form.$('.o_data_row td:first').click(); // open the record
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_field_many2manytags[name="timmy"]').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_field_many2manytags[name="timmy"]').length, 1,
             "timmy should be displayed in the form view");
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_field_many2manytags[name="timmy"] .badge').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_field_many2manytags[name="timmy"] .badge').length, 1,
             "m2mtags should contain one tag");
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_field_many2manytags[name="timmy"] .o_badge_text').text(),
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_field_many2manytags[name="timmy"] .o_badge_text').text(),
             'gold', "tag name should have been correctly loaded");
 
         form.destroy();
@@ -8715,10 +8715,10 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         });
 
         form.$('.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_data_cell input').val('new record').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal .o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
+        $('.modal .o_data_cell input').val('new record').trigger('input');
         checkOnchange = true;
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // save (should trigger the onchange)
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // save (should trigger the onchange)
 
         form.destroy();
     });
@@ -9039,7 +9039,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
 
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_data_row.o_selected_row').length, 1,
             "line should not have been removed and should still be in edition");
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1,
             "a confirmation dialog should be opened");
         assert.ok(form.$('.o_field_widget[name=int_field]').hasClass('o_field_invalid'),
             "should indicate that int_field is invalid");
@@ -9237,9 +9237,9 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         // open the new subrecord to check the value of the nested o2m, and to
         // ensure that it will be saved
         form.$('.o_data_cell:first').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_data_cell').text(), 'test nested',
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_data_cell').text(), 'test nested',
             "should have added the new row to the nested one2many");
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
 
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_save').click();
 
@@ -9770,26 +9770,26 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
 
         // add a new record
         form.$('.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_field_widget').val('new record').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary:first').click(); // Save & Close
+        $('.modal .o_field_widget').val('new record').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary:first').click(); // Save & Close
 
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_data_row .o_data_cell').text(), 'new record',
             "should display the new record");
 
         // reopen freshly added record and edit it
         form.$('.o_data_row .o_data_cell').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_field_widget').val('new record edited').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal .o_field_widget').val('new record edited').trigger('input');
 
         // save it, and choose to directly create another record
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary:nth(1)').click(); // Save & New
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary:nth(1)').click(); // Save & New
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1,
             "the model should still be open");
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_field_widget').text(), '',
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_field_widget').text(), '',
             "should have cleared the input");
 
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_field_widget').val('another new record').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary:first').click(); // Save & Close
+        $('.modal .o_field_widget').val('another new record').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary:first').click(); // Save & Close
 
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_data_row .o_data_cell').text(),
             'new record editedanother new record', "should display the two records");
@@ -10043,19 +10043,19 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         // edit existing subrecord
         form.$('.oe_kanban_global_click:first()').click();
 
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_form_view input').val('new name').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // save
+        $('.modal .o_form_view input').val('new name').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // save
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_kanban_record:first() span').text(), 'new name',
             'value of subrecord should have been updated');
 
         // add subrecords
         // -> single select
         form.$('.o_field_many2many .o-kanban-button-new').click();
-        assert.ok($('[role="dialog"] .o_list_view').length, "should have opened a list view in a modal");
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_list_view tbody .o_list_record_selector').length, 3,
+        assert.ok($('.modal .o_list_view').length, "should have opened a list view in a modal");
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_list_view tbody .o_list_record_selector').length, 3,
             "list view should contain 3 records");
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_list_view tbody tr:contains(red)').click(); // select red
-        assert.ok(!$('[role="dialog"] .o_list_view').length, "should have closed the modal");
+        $('.modal .o_list_view tbody tr:contains(red)').click(); // select red
+        assert.ok(!$('.modal .o_list_view').length, "should have closed the modal");
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_kanban_record:not(.o_kanban_ghost)').length, 3,
             'kanban should now contain 3 records');
         assert.ok(form.$('.o_kanban_record:contains(red)').length,
@@ -10063,23 +10063,23 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
 
         // -> multiple select
         form.$('.o_field_many2many .o-kanban-button-new').click();
-        assert.ok($('[role="dialog"] .o_select_button').prop('disabled'), "select button should be disabled");
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_list_view tbody .o_list_record_selector').length, 2,
+        assert.ok($('.modal .o_select_button').prop('disabled'), "select button should be disabled");
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_list_view tbody .o_list_record_selector').length, 2,
             "list view should contain 2 records");
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_list_view thead .o_list_record_selector input').click(); // select all
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_select_button').click(); // validate selection
-        assert.ok(!$('[role="dialog"] .o_select_button').prop('disabled'), "select button should be enabled");
-        assert.ok(!$('[role="dialog"] .o_list_view').length, "should have closed the modal");
+        $('.modal .o_list_view thead .o_list_record_selector input').click(); // select all
+        $('.modal .o_select_button').click(); // validate selection
+        assert.ok(!$('.modal .o_select_button').prop('disabled'), "select button should be enabled");
+        assert.ok(!$('.modal .o_list_view').length, "should have closed the modal");
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_kanban_record:not(.o_kanban_ghost)').length, 5,
             'kanban should now contain 5 records');
         // -> created record
         form.$('.o_field_many2many .o-kanban-button-new').click();
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary:nth(1)').click(); // click on 'Create'
-        assert.ok($('[role="dialog"] .o_form_view.o_form_editable').length,
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary:nth(1)').click(); // click on 'Create'
+        assert.ok($('.modal .o_form_view.o_form_editable').length,
             "should have opened a form view in edit mode, in a modal");
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_form_view input').val('A new type').trigger('input');
-        $('[role="dialog"]:nth(1) footer .btn-primary:first()').click(); // click on 'Save & Close'
-        assert.ok(!$('[role="dialog"]').length, "should have closed both modals");
+        $('.modal .o_form_view input').val('A new type').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal:nth(1) footer .btn-primary:first()').click(); // click on 'Save & Close'
+        assert.ok(!$('.modal').length, "should have closed both modals");
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_kanban_record:not(.o_kanban_ghost)').length, 6,
             'kanban should now contain 6 records');
         assert.ok(form.$('.o_kanban_record:contains(A new type)').length,
@@ -10174,7 +10174,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
             'delete icon should be visible in edit');
 
         form.$('.o-kanban-button-new').click(); // click on 'Add'
-        assert.strictEqual($('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').length, 1, // only button 'Select'
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary').length, 1, // only button 'Select'
             '"Create" button should not be available in the modal');
 
         form.destroy();
@@ -10237,19 +10237,19 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         // edit existing subrecord
         form.$('.o_list_view tbody tr:first()').click();
 
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_form_view input').val('new name').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // save
+        $('.modal .o_form_view input').val('new name').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // save
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_list_view tbody td:first()').text(), 'new name',
             'value of subrecord should have been updated');
 
         // add new subrecords
         form.$('.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_list_view').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_list_view').length, 1,
             "a modal should be open");
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_list_view .o_data_row').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_list_view .o_data_row').length, 1,
             "the list should contain one row");
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_list_view .o_data_row').click(); // select a record
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_list_view').length, 0,
+        $('.modal .o_list_view .o_data_row').click(); // select a record
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_list_view').length, 0,
             "the modal should be closed");
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_list_view td.o_list_number').length, 3,
             'should contain 3 subrecords');
@@ -10340,7 +10340,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
 
         // edit existing subrecord
         form.$('.o_list_view tbody td:first()').click();
-        assert.ok(!$('[role="dialog"]').length,
+        assert.ok(!$('.modal').length,
             'in edit, clicking on a subrecord should not open a dialog');
         assert.ok(form.$('.o_list_view tbody tr:first()').hasClass('o_selected_row'),
             'first row should be in edition');
@@ -10358,12 +10358,12 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
 
         // add new subrecords
         form.$('.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_list_view').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_list_view').length, 1,
             "a modal should be open");
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_list_view .o_data_row').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_list_view .o_data_row').length, 1,
             "the list should contain one row");
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_list_view .o_data_row').click(); // select a record
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_list_view').length, 0,
+        $('.modal .o_list_view .o_data_row').click(); // select a record
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_list_view').length, 0,
             "the modal should be closed");
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_list_view td.o_list_number').length, 3,
             'should contain 3 subrecords');
@@ -10630,7 +10630,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         });
 
         form.$('.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_data_row:first').click(); // add a first record to the relation
+        $('.modal .o_data_row:first').click(); // add a first record to the relation
 
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_data_row').length, 1,
             "the record should have been added to the relation");
@@ -10638,7 +10638,7 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
             "inner m2m should have been fetched and correctly displayed");
 
         form.$('.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_data_row:first').click(); // add a second record to the relation
+        $('.modal .o_data_row:first').click(); // add a second record to the relation
 
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_data_row').length, 2,
             "the second record should have been added to the relation");
@@ -10691,13 +10691,13 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         });
 
         form.$('.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_data_row').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_data_row').length, 1,
             "should contain only one row (gold)");
 
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_searchview_input').trigger({type: 'keypress', which: 115}); // s
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_searchview_input').trigger({type: 'keydown', which: 13}); // enter
+        $('.modal .o_searchview_input').trigger({type: 'keypress', which: 115}); // s
+        $('.modal .o_searchview_input').trigger({type: 'keydown', which: 13}); // enter
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_data_row').length, 0, "should contain no row");
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_data_row').length, 0, "should contain no row");
 
         form.destroy();
     });
@@ -10731,8 +10731,8 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
         form.$('td.o_data_cell:first').click();
 
-        $('main.modal-body input[type="checkbox"]').click();
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').first().click();
+        $('.modal-body input[type="checkbox"]').click();
+        $('.modal .modal-footer .btn-primary').first().click();
 
         // there is nothing left to save -> should not do a 'write' RPC
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_save').click();
@@ -11718,14 +11718,14 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
         form.$('.o_field_many2one input').click();
         $dropdown.find('.o_m2o_dropdown_option:contains(Search)').mouseenter().click();  // Open Search More
 
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_search_options .fa-bars').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_search_options .o_group_by_menu a:contains(Bar)').click(); // group by 'Bar'
+        $('.modal .o_search_options .fa-bars').click();
+        $('.modal .o_search_options .o_group_by_menu a:contains(Bar)').click(); // group by 'Bar'
 
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_group_header:first').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] tbody:nth(1) .o_data_row').length, 7,
+        $('.modal .o_group_header:first').click();
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal tbody:nth(1) .o_data_row').length, 7,
             "should display 7 records in the first page");
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_group_header:first .o_pager_next').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] tbody:nth(1) .o_data_row').length, 1,
+        $('.modal .o_group_header:first .o_pager_next').click();
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal tbody:nth(1) .o_data_row').length, 1,
             "should display 1 record in the second page");
 
         form.destroy();
@@ -12282,8 +12282,8 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
 
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
         form.$('.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
-        var $dropdown = $('[role="dialog"] .o_field_many2one input').autocomplete('widget');
-        $('[role="dialog"] input').val('new record').trigger('keydown');
+        var $dropdown = $('.modal .o_field_many2one input').autocomplete('widget');
+        $('.modal input').val('new record').trigger('keydown');
         concurrency.delay(0).then(function () {
             $dropdown.find('li:first()').click(); // quick create 'new record'
             assert.verifySteps(['name_create']);
@@ -12463,9 +12463,9 @@ QUnit.module('relational_fields', {
 
         form.$('.o_external_button').click(); // click on the external button (should do an RPC)
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .modal-title').text().trim(), 'Open: custom label',
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .modal-title').text().trim(), 'Open: custom label',
                         "dialog title should display the custom string label");
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_form_button_cancel').click();
+        $('.modal .o_form_button_cancel').click();
 
         form.$('.o_field_widget select').val('partner_type').trigger('change');
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_field_widget input').val(), "",
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/upgrade_fields_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/upgrade_fields_tests.js
index 14f20bba8ad..427ec7b54e3 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/fields/upgrade_fields_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/fields/upgrade_fields_tests.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ QUnit.module('upgrade_fields', {
         });
 
         form.$('input:checkbox').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1,
             "the 'Upgrade to Enterprise' dialog should be opened");
 
         form.destroy();
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/calendar_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/calendar_tests.js
index 5a07924413e..2bab1f42437 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/calendar_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/calendar_tests.js
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         $sidebar.find('input[type="text"]').trigger('click');
         assert.strictEqual($('ul.ui-autocomplete li:not(.o_m2o_dropdown_option)').text(), "partner 4", "should display the last choice in one2many autocomplete"); // TODO: remove :not(.o_m2o_dropdown_option) because can't have "create & edit" choice
         $sidebar.find('.o_calendar_filter_item .o_remove').first().trigger('click');
-        assert.ok($('footer.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Ok)').length, "should display the confirm message");
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Ok)').trigger('click');
+        assert.ok($('.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Ok)').length, "should display the confirm message");
+        $('.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Ok)').trigger('click');
         assert.strictEqual($sidebar.find('.o_calendar_filter:has(h3:contains(attendees)) .o_calendar_filter_item').length, 3, "click on remove then should display 3 filter items for 'attendees'");
         calendar.destroy();
     });
@@ -295,19 +295,19 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
 
         calendar.$('.fc-event:contains(event 4) .fc-content').trigger('click');
 
-        assert.ok($('main.modal-body').length, "should open the form view in dialog when click on event");
-        assert.ok($('footer.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Edit)').length, "formViewDialog should be in readonly mode");
-        assert.ok($('footer.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Delete)').length, "formViewDialog should have a delete button");
+        assert.ok($('.modal-body').length, "should open the form view in dialog when click on event");
+        assert.ok($('.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Edit)').length, "formViewDialog should be in readonly mode");
+        assert.ok($('.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Delete)').length, "formViewDialog should have a delete button");
 
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Edit)').trigger('click');
+        $('.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Edit)').trigger('click');
 
-        assert.ok($('main.modal-body').length, "should switch the modal in edit mode");
-        assert.notOk($('footer.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Delete)').length, "formViewDialog should not have a delete button in edit mode");
+        assert.ok($('.modal-body').length, "should switch the modal in edit mode");
+        assert.notOk($('.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Delete)').length, "formViewDialog should not have a delete button in edit mode");
 
-        $('main.modal-body input:first').val('event 4 modified').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Save)').trigger('click');
+        $('.modal-body input:first').val('event 4 modified').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Save)').trigger('click');
 
-        assert.notOk($('main.modal-body').length, "save button should close the modal");
+        assert.notOk($('.modal-body').length, "save button should close the modal");
         assert.ok(calendar.$('.fc-event:contains(event 4 modified)').length, "should display the updated records");
 
         // create a new event, quick create only
@@ -319,8 +319,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
 
         assert.ok($('.modal-sm').length, "should open the quick create dialog");
 
-        $('main.modal-body input:first').val('new event in quick create').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Create)').trigger('click').trigger('click');
+        $('.modal-body input:first').val('new event in quick create').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Create)').trigger('click').trigger('click');
 
         assert.strictEqual(calendar.$('.fc-event:contains(new event in quick create)').length, 1, "should display the new record after quick create");
         assert.strictEqual(calendar.$('td.fc-event-container[colspan]').length, 2, "should the new record have only one day");
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
 
         assert.ok($('.modal-sm').length, "should open the quick create dialog");
 
-        $('main.modal-body input:first')
+        $('.modal-body input:first')
             .val('new event in quick create validated by pressing enter key.')
             .trigger($.Event('keyup', {keyCode: $.ui.keyCode.ENTER}))
             .trigger($.Event('keyup', {keyCode: $.ui.keyCode.ENTER}));
@@ -349,8 +349,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
 
         assert.strictEqual($('.modal-sm').length, 1, "should open the quick create dialog");
 
-        $('main.modal-body input:first').val('coucou').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Edit)').trigger('click');
+        $('.modal-body input:first').val('coucou').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Edit)').trigger('click');
 
         assert.strictEqual($('.modal-lg .o_form_view').length, 1, "should open the slow create dialog");
         assert.strictEqual($('.modal-lg .modal-title').text(), "Create: Events",
@@ -371,13 +371,13 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         testUtils.triggerMouseEvent($cell.next(), "mouseup");
 
         $('.modal-dialog input:first').val('new event in quick create 2').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Edit)').trigger('click');
+        $('.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Edit)').trigger('click');
 
         assert.strictEqual($('.modal-lg input:first').val(), 'new event in quick create 2', "should open the formViewDialog with default values");
 
         $('.modal-lg button.btn:contains(Save)').trigger('click');
 
-        assert.notOk($('[role="dialog"]').length, "should close dialogs");
+        assert.notOk($('.modal').length, "should close dialogs");
         var $newevent2 = calendar.$('.fc-event:contains(new event in quick create 2)');
         assert.ok($newevent2.length, "should display the 2 days new record");
         assert.strictEqual($newevent2.closest('.fc-event-container').attr('colspan'), "2", "the new record should have 2 days");
@@ -385,9 +385,9 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         // delete the a record
 
         calendar.$('.fc-event:contains(event 4) .fc-content').trigger('click');
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Delete)').trigger('click');
-        assert.ok($('footer.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Ok)').length, "should display the confirm message");
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Ok)').trigger('click');
+        $('.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Delete)').trigger('click');
+        assert.ok($('.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Ok)').length, "should display the confirm message");
+        $('.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Ok)').trigger('click');
         assert.notOk(calendar.$('.fc-event:contains(event 4) .fc-content').length, "the record should be deleted");
 
         assert.strictEqual(calendar.$('.fc-event-container .fc-event').length, 10, "should display 10 events");
@@ -442,8 +442,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         assert.strictEqual($('.modal-sm .modal-title').text(), 'Create: Events',
             "should open the quick create dialog");
 
-        $('main.modal-body input:first').val('new event in quick create').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Create)').trigger('click').trigger('click');
+        $('.modal-body input:first').val('new event in quick create').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Create)').trigger('click').trigger('click');
 
         // If the event is not default-prevented, a traceback will be raised, which we do not want
         assert.ok(event.isDefaultPrevented(), "fail deferred event should have been default-prevented");
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         var $cell = calendar.$('.fc-day-grid .fc-row:eq(4) .fc-day:eq(2)');
         testUtils.triggerMouseEvent($cell, "mousedown");
         testUtils.triggerMouseEvent($cell, "mouseup");
-        $('main.modal-body input:first').val('coucou').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal-body input:first').val('coucou').trigger('input');
 
         testUtils.intercept(calendar, 'do_action', function (event) {
             assert.deepEqual(event.data.action,
@@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         var $cell = calendar.$('.fc-day-grid .fc-row:eq(4) .fc-day:eq(2)');
         testUtils.triggerMouseEvent($cell, "mousedown");
         testUtils.triggerMouseEvent($cell, "mouseup");
-        $('main.modal-body input:first').val('coucou').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal-body input:first').val('coucou').trigger('input');
 
         testUtils.intercept(calendar, 'do_action', function (event) {
             assert.deepEqual(event.data.action,
@@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         var $cell = calendar.$('.fc-day-grid .fc-row:eq(4) .fc-day:eq(2)');
         testUtils.triggerMouseEvent($cell, "mousedown");
         testUtils.triggerMouseEvent($cell, "mouseup");
-        $('main.modal-body input:first').val('coucou').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal-body input:first').val('coucou').trigger('input');
 
         testUtils.intercept(calendar, 'do_action', function (event) {
             assert.deepEqual(event.data.action,
@@ -1600,8 +1600,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         testUtils.triggerPositionalMouseEvent(left, top + 200, "mousemove");
         testUtils.triggerPositionalMouseEvent(left, top + 200, "mouseup");
 
-        $('main.modal-body input:first').val('coucou').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Create)').trigger('click');
+        $('.modal-body input:first').val('coucou').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Create)').trigger('click');
 
         assert.strictEqual(calendar.$('.o_calendar_filter_item').length, 6, "should add the missing filter (active)");
         assert.strictEqual(calendar.$('.fc-event').length, 4, "should display the created item");
@@ -1617,8 +1617,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         testUtils.triggerPositionalMouseEvent(left, top + 200, "mousemove");
         testUtils.triggerPositionalMouseEvent(left, top + 200, "mouseup");
 
-        $('main.modal-body input:first').val('coucou 2').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Create)').trigger('click');
+        $('.modal-body input:first').val('coucou 2').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Create)').trigger('click');
 
         assert.strictEqual(calendar.$('.o_calendar_filter_item').length, 6, "should have the same filters");
         assert.strictEqual(calendar.$('.fc-event').length, 4, "should not display the created item");
@@ -1697,10 +1697,10 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         testUtils.triggerPositionalMouseEvent(left, top + 200, "mousemove");
         testUtils.triggerPositionalMouseEvent(left, top + 200, "mouseup");
 
-        $('main.modal-body input:first').val('coucou').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal-body input:first').val('coucou').trigger('input');
 
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Edit)').trigger('click');
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Save)').trigger('click');
+        $('.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Edit)').trigger('click');
+        $('.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Save)').trigger('click');
 
         assert.strictEqual(calendar.$('.o_calendar_filter_item').length, 6, "should add the missing filter (active)");
         assert.strictEqual(calendar.$('.fc-event').length, 4, "should display the created item");
@@ -1906,8 +1906,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
             "should open the quick create dialog");
 
         // Creating the event
-        $('main.modal-body input:first').val('new event in quick create').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Create)').trigger('click').trigger('click');
+        $('.modal-body input:first').val('new event in quick create').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal-footer button.btn:contains(Create)').trigger('click').trigger('click');
         assert.strictEqual(calendar.$('.fc-event:contains(new event in quick create)').length, 1,
             "should display the new record after quick create dialog");
 
@@ -1989,14 +1989,14 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         var $cell = calendar.$('.fc-day-grid .fc-row:eq(2) .fc-day:eq(2)');
         testUtils.triggerMouseEvent($cell, "mousedown");
         testUtils.triggerMouseEvent($cell, "mouseup");
-        var $input = $('[role="dialog"] input:first');
+        var $input = $('.modal input:first');
         $input.val('new event in quick create').trigger('input');
         // Simulate ENTER pressed on Create button (after a TAB)
         $input.trigger($.Event('keyup', {
             which: $.ui.keyCode.ENTER,
             keyCode: $.ui.keyCode.ENTER,
         }));
-        $('footer.modal-footer button:first').click();
+        $('.modal-footer button:first').click();
         def.resolve();
         assert.strictEqual(createCount, 1,
             "should create only one event");
@@ -2221,7 +2221,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         var $cell = calendar.$('.fc-day-grid .fc-row:eq(2) .fc-day:eq(2)');
         testUtils.triggerMouseEvent($cell, "mousedown");
         testUtils.triggerMouseEvent($cell, "mouseup");
-        var $input = $('main.modal-body input:first');
+        var $input = $('.modal-body input:first');
         $input.val("It's just a fleshwound").trigger('input');
         $('.modal button.btn:contains(Create)').trigger('click');
 
@@ -2268,7 +2268,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         var $cell = calendar.$('.fc-day-grid .fc-row:eq(2) .fc-day:eq(2)');
         testUtils.triggerMouseEvent($cell, "mousedown");
         testUtils.triggerMouseEvent($cell, "mouseup");
-        var $input = $('main.modal-body input:first');
+        var $input = $('.modal-body input:first');
         $input.val("It's just a fleshwound").trigger('input');
         $('.modal button.btn:contains(Create)').trigger('click');
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js
index 035c815ae95..d547a278a11 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/form_tests.js
@@ -2176,13 +2176,13 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
             "should display the name of the many2many on the original form");
         form.$('td:contains(gold)').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1,
             'The partner_type modal should have opened');
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').find('td:contains(first record)').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').find('td:contains(first record)').length, 1,
             "should display the name of the many2many on the modal form");
 
-        $('[role="dialog"]').find('td:contains(first record)').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 2,
+        $('.modal').find('td:contains(first record)').click();
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 2,
             'There should be 2 modals (partner on top of partner_type) opened');
 
         form.destroy();
@@ -2212,7 +2212,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
 
         // click on discard
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_cancel').click();
-        assert.ok(!$('[role="dialog"]:visible').length, 'no confirm modal should be displayed');
+        assert.ok(!$('.modal:visible').length, 'no confirm modal should be displayed');
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_field_widget').text(), 'yop', 'field in readonly should display yop');
 
         assert.strictEqual(nbWrite, 0, 'no write RPC should have been done');
@@ -2245,14 +2245,14 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
 
         // click on discard and cancel the confirm request
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_cancel').click();
-        assert.ok($('[role="dialog"]').length, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-default').click(); // click on cancel
+        assert.ok($('.modal').length, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-default').click(); // click on cancel
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('input').val(), 'new value', 'input should still contain new value');
 
         // click on discard and confirm
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_cancel').click();
-        assert.ok($('[role="dialog"]').length, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // click on confirm
+        assert.ok($('.modal').length, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // click on confirm
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_field_widget').text(), 'yop', 'field in readonly should display yop');
 
         assert.strictEqual(nbWrite, 0, 'no write RPC should have been done');
@@ -2332,7 +2332,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
 
         // click on discard and confirm
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_cancel').click();
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // click on confirm
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // click on confirm
 
         assert.notOk(form.$el.prop('outerHTML').match('xphone'),
             "the string xphone should not be present after discarding");
@@ -2362,7 +2362,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
 
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_cancel').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 0,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 0,
             'there should not be a confirm modal');
 
         form.destroy();
@@ -2396,17 +2396,17 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
 
         // discard the changes and check it has properly been discarded
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_cancel').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1,
             'there should be a confirm modal');
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('input').val(), 'DEF', 'input should be DEF');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // click on confirm
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // click on confirm
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('input').val(), 'ABC', 'input should now be ABC');
 
         // redirty and discard the field foo (to make sure initial changes haven't been lost)
         form.$('input').val('GHI').trigger('input');
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_cancel').click();
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('input').val(), 'GHI', 'input should be GHI');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // click on confirm
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // click on confirm
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('input').val(), 'ABC', 'input should now be ABC');
 
         form.destroy();
@@ -2440,7 +2440,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
 
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_cancel').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 0,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 0,
             'there should not be a confirm modal');
 
         form.destroy();
@@ -2481,15 +2481,15 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
 
         // click on the pager to switch to the next record and cancel the confirm request
         form.pager.$('.o_pager_next').click(); // click on next
-        assert.ok($('[role="dialog"]').length, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-default').click(); // click on cancel
+        assert.ok($('.modal').length, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-default').click(); // click on cancel
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('input').val(), 'new value', 'input should still contain new value');
         assert.strictEqual(form.pager.$('.o_pager_value').text(), "1", 'pager value should still be 1');
 
         // click on the pager to switch to the next record and confirm
         form.pager.$('.o_pager_next').click(); // click on next
-        assert.ok($('[role="dialog"]').length, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // click on confirm
+        assert.ok($('.modal').length, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // click on confirm
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('input').val(), 'blip', 'input should contain blip');
         assert.strictEqual(form.pager.$('.o_pager_value').text(), "2", 'pager value should be 2');
 
@@ -2528,7 +2528,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
 
         // click on the pager to switch to the next record and cancel the confirm request
         form.pager.$('.o_pager_next').click(); // click on next
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]:visible').length, 0, 'no confirm modal should be displayed');
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal:visible').length, 0, 'no confirm modal should be displayed');
         assert.strictEqual(form.pager.$('.o_pager_value').text(), "2", 'pager value should be 2');
 
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_priority .fa-star-o').length, 2,
@@ -2540,7 +2540,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
             'priority widget should have been updated');
 
         form.pager.$('.o_pager_next').click(); // click on next
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]:visible').length, 0, 'no confirm modal should be displayed');
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal:visible').length, 0, 'no confirm modal should be displayed');
         assert.strictEqual(form.pager.$('.o_pager_value').text(), "1", 'pager value should be 1');
 
         // switch to edit mode
@@ -2551,8 +2551,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         form.$('input').val('wrong value').trigger('input');
 
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_cancel').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // click on confirm
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // click on confirm
         form.pager.$('.o_pager_next').click(); // click on next
         assert.strictEqual(form.pager.$('.o_pager_value').text(), "2", 'pager value should be 2');
         form.destroy();
@@ -2781,16 +2781,16 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         assert.strictEqual(form.pager.$('.o_pager_limit').text(), "3", 'pager limit should be 3');
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('span:contains(yop)').length, 1,
             'should have a field with foo value for record 1');
-        assert.ok(!$('[role="dialog"]:visible').length, 'no confirm modal should be displayed');
+        assert.ok(!$('.modal:visible').length, 'no confirm modal should be displayed');
 
         // open sidebar
         form.sidebar.$('button.o_dropdown_toggler_btn').click();
         form.sidebar.$('a:contains(Delete)').click();
 
-        assert.ok($('[role="dialog"]').length, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
+        assert.ok($('.modal').length, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
 
         // confirm the delete
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn-primary').click();
+        $('.modal-footer button.btn-primary').click();
 
         assert.strictEqual(form.pager.$('.o_pager_value').text(), "1", 'pager value should be 1');
         assert.strictEqual(form.pager.$('.o_pager_limit').text(), "2", 'pager limit should be 2');
@@ -2829,9 +2829,9 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         testUtils.intercept(form, 'history_back', function () {
             assert.step('history_back');
         });
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn-primary').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 0, 'no confirm modal should be displayed');
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
+        $('.modal-footer button.btn-primary').click();
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 0, 'no confirm modal should be displayed');
 
         assert.verifySteps(['read', 'unlink', 'history_back']);
         form.destroy();
@@ -3399,7 +3399,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         // open a subrecord and trigger an onchange
         readInModal = true;
         form.$('.o_data_row .o_data_cell:first').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_field_widget[name=name]').val("new name").trigger('input');
+        $('.modal .o_field_widget[name=name]').val("new name").trigger('input');
 
         form.destroy();
     });
@@ -3627,7 +3627,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
 
         // discard changes
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_cancel').click();
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('span[name="foo"]').text(), "blip",
             "field foo should still be displayed to initial value");
 
@@ -3672,13 +3672,13 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
 
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_field_widget[name="foo"]').val(), "1234",
             "field foo should still contain new value");
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 0,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 0,
             "Confirm dialog should not be displayed");
 
         // complete the write
         def.resolve();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 0,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 0,
             "Confirm dialog should not be displayed");
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_field_widget[name="foo"]').text(), "1234",
             "value should have been saved and rerendered in readonly");
@@ -3849,9 +3849,9 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
             "onchange should have been correctly applied on field in o2m list");
 
         form.$('.o_data_row').click(); // edit the o2m in the dialog
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .modal-title').text().trim(), 'Open: one2many field',
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .modal-title').text().trim(), 'Open: one2many field',
             "the field string is displayed in the modal title");
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_field_widget').val(), 'foo changed',
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_field_widget').val(), 'foo changed',
             "the onchange value hasn't been discarded when opening the o2m");
 
         form.destroy();
@@ -3943,20 +3943,20 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
             "the initial value should be the default one");
 
         form.$('.o_data_row td:first').click(); // edit the o2m in a dialog
-        $('[role="dialog"] input:nth(1)').val(77).trigger('input');
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] input:first').val(), '[blip] 77',
+        $('.modal input:nth(1)').val(77).trigger('input');
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal input:first').val(), '[blip] 77',
             "onchange should have been correctly applied");
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // save the dialog
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // save the dialog
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_data_row td:first').text(), '[blip] 77',
             "onchange should have been correctly applied");
 
         // create a new o2m record
         form.$('.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .modal-title').text().trim(), 'Create custom label',
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .modal-title').text().trim(), 'Create custom label',
             "the custom field label is applied in the modal title");
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] input:first').val(), '[blip] 14',
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal input:first').val(), '[blip] 14',
             "onchange should have been correctly applied after default get");
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // save the dialog
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // save the dialog
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_data_row:nth(1) td:first').text(), '[blip] 14',
             "onchange should have been correctly applied after default get");
 
@@ -4385,10 +4385,10 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
 
         // add a o2m subrecord
         form.$('.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
-        $('main.modal-body .o_field_one2many .o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
-        $('main.modal-body input').val('xtv').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer button:first').click(); // save & close
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 0,
+        $('.modal-body .o_field_one2many .o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
+        $('.modal-body input').val('xtv').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal-footer button:first').click(); // save & close
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 0,
             "dialog should be closed");
 
         var row = form.$('.o_field_one2many .o_list_view .o_data_row');
@@ -4684,7 +4684,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         assert.strictEqual(row.children()[1].textContent, '1 record',
             "the cell should contains the number of record: 1");
         row.click();
-        var modal_row = $('main.modal-body .o_form_sheet .o_field_one2many .o_list_view .o_data_row');
+        var modal_row = $('.modal-body .o_form_sheet .o_field_one2many .o_list_view .o_data_row');
         assert.strictEqual(modal_row.children().length, 2,
             "the row should contains the 2 fields defined in the form view");
         assert.strictEqual($(modal_row).text(), "gold2",
@@ -5031,29 +5031,29 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
         // Open first dialog
         form.$('.o_external_button').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1,
             "One FormViewDialog should be opened");
-        var $firstModal = $('[role="dialog"]');
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .modal-title').first().text().trim(), 'Open: Product',
+        var $firstModal = $('.modal');
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .modal-title').first().text().trim(), 'Open: Product',
             "dialog title should display the python field string as label");
         assert.strictEqual($firstModal.find('input').val(), 'xphone',
             "display_name should be correctly displayed");
 
         // Open second dialog
         $firstModal.find('.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 2,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 2,
             "two FormViewDialogs should be opened");
-        var $secondModal = $('[role="dialog"]:nth(1)');
+        var $secondModal = $('.modal:nth(1)');
         // Add new value
         $secondModal.find('input').val('xtv').trigger('input');
-        $secondModal.find('footer.modal-footer button:first').click(); // Save & close
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1,
+        $secondModal.find('.modal-footer button:first').click(); // Save & close
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1,
             "last opened dialog should be closed");
 
         // Check that data in first dialog is correctly updated
         assert.strictEqual($firstModal.find('tr.o_data_row td').text(), 'xtv',
             "should have added a line with xtv as new record");
-        $firstModal.find('footer.modal-footer button:first').click(); // Save & close
+        $firstModal.find('.modal-footer button:first').click(); // Save & close
         form.destroy();
     });
 
@@ -5255,12 +5255,12 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
             "record 1 should be first");
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
         form.$('.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1,
             "FormViewDialog should be opened");
-        $('[role="dialog"] input[name="foo"]').val('xop').trigger("input");
-        $('footer.modal-footer button:eq(1)').click(); // Save & new
-        $('[role="dialog"] input[name="foo"]').val('zop').trigger("input");
-        $('footer.modal-footer button:first').click(); // Save & close
+        $('.modal input[name="foo"]').val('xop').trigger("input");
+        $('.modal-footer button:eq(1)').click(); // Save & new
+        $('.modal input[name="foo"]').val('zop').trigger("input");
+        $('.modal-footer button:first').click(); // Save & close
 
         // client-side sort
         assert.ok(form.$('.o_field_one2many tbody tr:eq(0) td:contains(zop)').length,
@@ -5282,8 +5282,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         // client-side sort on edit
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
         form.$('.o_field_one2many tbody tr:eq(1) td:contains(yop)').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] input[name="foo"]').val('zzz').trigger("input");
-        $('footer.modal-footer button:first').click(); // Save
+        $('.modal input[name="foo"]').val('zzz').trigger("input");
+        $('.modal-footer button:first').click(); // Save
         assert.ok(form.$('.o_field_one2many tbody tr:eq(0) td:contains(zzz)').length,
             "record zzz should be first");
         assert.ok(form.$('.o_field_one2many tbody tr:eq(1) td:contains(zop)').length,
@@ -5569,7 +5569,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         });
 
         form.$('.o_data_row:first').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .modal-title').first().text().trim(), 'Open: custom label',
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .modal-title').first().text().trim(), 'Open: custom label',
             "modal should use the python field string as title");
 
         form.destroy();
@@ -5655,10 +5655,10 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
         form.$('[name="product_id"] .o_external_button').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('main.modal-body .o_field_translate').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal-body .o_field_translate').length, 1,
             "there should be a translate button in the modal");
 
-        $('main.modal-body .o_field_translate').click();
+        $('.modal-body .o_field_translate').click();
 
         assert.strictEqual(nbTranslateCalls, 1, "should call_button translate once");
 
@@ -5825,7 +5825,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         form.$('.o_statusbar_buttons button').click();
         assert.ok(form.$('.o_statusbar_buttons button').prop('disabled'),
             'button should be disabled');
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn-default').click();
+        $('.modal-footer button.btn-default').click();
         assert.ok(!form.$('.o_statusbar_buttons button').prop('disabled'),
             'button should no longer be disabled');
 
@@ -5834,7 +5834,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         // click on button, and click on ok in confirm dialog
         form.$('.o_statusbar_buttons button').click();
         assert.verifySteps(['default_get']);
-        $('footer.modal-footer button.btn-primary').click();
+        $('.modal-footer button.btn-primary').click();
 
         assert.verifySteps(['default_get', 'create', 'read', 'execute_action']);
 
@@ -5890,17 +5890,17 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
 
         form.$('.o_external_button').click();
 
-        assert.notOk($('[role="dialog"] .oe_button_box button').attr('disabled'),
+        assert.notOk($('.modal .oe_button_box button').attr('disabled'),
             "stat buttons should be enabled");
 
-        $('[role="dialog"] .oe_button_box button').click();
+        $('.modal .oe_button_box button').click();
 
-        assert.ok($('[role="dialog"] .oe_button_box button').attr('disabled'),
+        assert.ok($('.modal .oe_button_box button').attr('disabled'),
             "stat buttons should be disabled");
 
         def.resolve();
 
-        assert.notOk($('[role="dialog"] .oe_button_box button').attr('disabled'),
+        assert.notOk($('.modal .oe_button_box button').attr('disabled'),
             "stat buttons should be enabled");
 
         form.destroy();
@@ -6079,16 +6079,16 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
 
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_edit').click();
         form.$('.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1,
             "One FormViewDialog should be opened");
         // set a value on the m2o
         var $dropdown = form.$('.o_field_many2one input').autocomplete('widget');
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_field_many2one input').click();
+        $('.modal .o_field_many2one input').click();
         $dropdown.find('li:first()').click();
 
-        $('footer.modal-footer button:eq(1)').click(); // Save & new
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_field_many2one input').click();
-        $('footer.modal-footer button:first').click(); // Save & close
+        $('.modal-footer button:eq(1)').click(); // Save & new
+        $('.modal .o_field_many2one input').click();
+        $('.modal-footer button:first').click(); // Save & close
         form.destroy();
     });
 
@@ -6178,20 +6178,20 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         });
 
         form.$('.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] input.o_field_widget[name=foo]').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal input.o_field_widget[name=foo]').length, 1,
             'foo should be editable');
         checkOnchange = true;
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_field_widget[name=foo]').val('foo value').trigger('input');
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_field_widget[name=display_name]').val('readonly').trigger('input');
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] span.o_field_widget[name=foo]').length, 1,
+        $('.modal .o_field_widget[name=foo]').val('foo value').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal .o_field_widget[name=display_name]').val('readonly').trigger('input');
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal span.o_field_widget[name=foo]').length, 1,
             'foo should be readonly');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // close the modal
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // close the modal
         checkOnchange = false;
 
         form.$('.o_data_row').click(); // re-open previous record
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_field_widget[name=foo]').text(), 'foo value',
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_field_widget[name=foo]').text(), 'foo value',
             "the edited value should have been kept");
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // close the modal
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // close the modal
 
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_save').click(); // save the record
 
@@ -6264,8 +6264,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         form.$buttons.find('.o_form_button_save').click(); // save duplicated record
 
         form.sidebar.$('a:contains(Delete)').click(); // delete duplicated record
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1, "should have opened a confirm dialog");
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // confirm
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1, "should have opened a confirm dialog");
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // confirm
 
         assert.strictEqual(form.$('.o_field_widget').text(), 'first record',
             "should have come back to previous record");
@@ -6346,12 +6346,12 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         });
 
         form.$('.o_external_button').click(); // open the many2one record in a modal
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_external_button').click(); // in the modal, open the many2one record in another modal
+        $('.modal .o_external_button').click(); // in the modal, open the many2one record in another modal
 
-        $('[role="dialog"]:nth(1) .o_field_widget[name=display_name]').val('new name').trigger('input');
-        $('[role="dialog"]:nth(1) footer .btn-primary').first().click(); // save changes
+        $('.modal:nth(1) .o_field_widget[name=display_name]').val('new name').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal:nth(1) footer .btn-primary').first().click(); // save changes
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_field_widget[name=trululu] input').val(), 'new name',
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_field_widget[name=trululu] input').val(), 'new name',
             "record should have been reloaded");
         assert.verifySteps([
             "read", // main record
@@ -6454,11 +6454,11 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
             viewOptions: {mode: 'edit'},
         });
         form.$('.o_external_button').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('main.modal-body .o_form_view .o_list_view .o_data_cell').text(), "yopblip",
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal-body .o_form_view .o_list_view .o_data_cell').text(), "yopblip",
             "table has some initial order");
 
-        $('main.modal-body .o_form_view .o_list_view th').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('main.modal-body .o_form_view .o_list_view .o_data_cell').text(), "blipyop",
+        $('.modal-body .o_form_view .o_list_view th').click();
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal-body .o_form_view .o_list_view .o_data_cell').text(), "blipyop",
             "table is now sorted");
         form.destroy();
     });
@@ -6894,7 +6894,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         core.bus.on('clear_cache', form, assert.step.bind(assert, 'clear_cache'));
 
         form.sidebar.$('a:contains(Delete)').click();
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // confirm
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // confirm
 
         assert.verifySteps(['unlink', 'clear_cache']);
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
index 6f6d9a5b386..1f7e2065638 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
@@ -183,12 +183,12 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
             "last column should contain 3 records");
         envIDs = [4];
         kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:last .o_column_archive_records').click(); // Click on 'Archive All'
-        assert.ok($('[role="dialog"]').length, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-default').click(); // Click on 'Cancel'
+        assert.ok($('.modal').length, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-default').click(); // Click on 'Cancel'
         assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:last .o_kanban_record').length, 3, "still last column should contain 3 records");
         kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:last .o_column_archive_records').click();
-        assert.ok($('[role="dialog"]').length, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // Click on 'Ok'
+        assert.ok($('.modal').length, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // Click on 'Ok'
         assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:last .o_kanban_record').length, 0, "last column should not contain any records");
         kanban.destroy();
     });
@@ -1205,16 +1205,16 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 which: $.ui.keyCode.ENTER,
             }));
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_form_view.o_form_editable').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_form_view.o_form_editable').length, 1,
             "a form view dialog should have been opened (in edit)");
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_field_many2one input').val(), 'hello',
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_field_many2one input').val(), 'hello',
             "the correct product_id should already be set");
 
         // specify a name and save
-        $('[role="dialog"] input[name=foo]').val('test').trigger('input');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
+        $('.modal input[name=foo]').val('test').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 0, "the modal should be closed");
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 0, "the modal should be closed");
         assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:first .o_kanban_record').length, 3,
             "there should be 3 records in first column");
         var $firstRecord = kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:first .o_kanban_record:first');
@@ -1794,13 +1794,13 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
 
         // delete second column (first cancel the confirm request, then confirm)
         kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:last .o_column_delete').click(); // click on delete
-        assert.ok($('[role="dialog"]').length, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-default').click(); // click on cancel
+        assert.ok($('.modal').length, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-default').click(); // click on cancel
         assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:last').data('id'), 5,
             'column [5, "xmo"] should still be there');
         kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:last .o_column_delete').click(); // click on delete
-        assert.ok($('[role="dialog"]').length, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // click on confirm
+        assert.ok($('.modal').length, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // click on confirm
         assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:last').data('id'), 3,
             'last column should now be [3, "hello"]');
         assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group').length, 2, "should still have two columns");
@@ -1871,7 +1871,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group').length, 3, "should have two columns");
 
         kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:last .o_column_delete').click();
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click();
 
         assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group').length, 2, "should have twos columns");
 
@@ -1913,33 +1913,33 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
 
         // edit the title of column [5, 'xmo'] and close without saving
         kanban.$('.o_kanban_group[data-id=5] .o_column_edit').click(); // click on 'Edit'
-        assert.ok($('[role="dialog"] .o_form_editable').length, 'a form view should be open in a modal');
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_form_editable input').val(), 'xmo',
+        assert.ok($('.modal .o_form_editable').length, 'a form view should be open in a modal');
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_form_editable input').val(), 'xmo',
             'the name should be "xmo"');
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_form_editable input').val('ged').trigger('input'); // change the value
+        $('.modal .o_form_editable input').val('ged').trigger('input'); // change the value
         nbRPCs = 0;
-        $('header.modal-header .close').click(); // click on the cross to close the modal
-        assert.ok(!$('[role="dialog"]').length, 'the modal should be closed');
+        $('.modal-header .close').click(); // click on the cross to close the modal
+        assert.ok(!$('.modal').length, 'the modal should be closed');
         assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group[data-id=5] .o_column_title').text(), 'xmo',
             'title of the column should still be "xmo"');
         assert.strictEqual(nbRPCs, 0, 'no RPC should have been done');
 
         // edit the title of column [5, 'xmo'] and discard
         kanban.$('.o_kanban_group[data-id=5] .o_column_edit').click(); // click on 'Edit'
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_form_editable input').val('ged').trigger('input'); // change the value
+        $('.modal .o_form_editable input').val('ged').trigger('input'); // change the value
         nbRPCs = 0;
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-default').click(); // click on discard
-        assert.ok(!$('[role="dialog"]').length, 'the modal should be closed');
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-default').click(); // click on discard
+        assert.ok(!$('.modal').length, 'the modal should be closed');
         assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group[data-id=5] .o_column_title').text(), 'xmo',
             'title of the column should still be "xmo"');
         assert.strictEqual(nbRPCs, 0, 'no RPC should have been done');
 
         // edit the title of column [5, 'xmo'] and save
         kanban.$('.o_kanban_group[data-id=5] .o_column_edit').click(); // click on 'Edit'
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_form_editable input').val('ged').trigger('input'); // change the value
+        $('.modal .o_form_editable input').val('ged').trigger('input'); // change the value
         nbRPCs = 0;
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // click on save
-        assert.ok(!$('[role="dialog"]').length, 'the modal should be closed');
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // click on save
+        assert.ok(!$('.modal').length, 'the modal should be closed');
         assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group[data-id=5] .o_column_title').text(), 'ged',
             'title of the column should be "ged"');
         assert.strictEqual(nbRPCs, 4, 'should have done 1 write, 1 read_group and 2 search_read');
@@ -2059,16 +2059,16 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         // click to see the examples
         kanban.$('.o_column_quick_create .o_kanban_examples').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_kanban_examples_dialog').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_kanban_examples_dialog').length, 1,
             "should have open the examples dialog");
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_kanban_examples_dialog_nav li').length, 2,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_kanban_examples_dialog_nav li').length, 2,
             "should have two examples (in the menu)");
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_kanban_examples_dialog_nav a').text(),
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_kanban_examples_dialog_nav a').text(),
             ' A first example  A second example ', "example names should be correct");
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] .o_kanban_examples_dialog_content .tab-pane').length, 2,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal .o_kanban_examples_dialog_content .tab-pane').length, 2,
             "should have two examples");
 
-        var $firstPane = $('[role="dialog"] .o_kanban_examples_dialog_content .tab-pane:first');
+        var $firstPane = $('.modal .o_kanban_examples_dialog_content .tab-pane:first');
         assert.strictEqual($firstPane.find('.o_kanban_examples_group').length, 3,
             "there should be 3 stages in the first example");
         assert.strictEqual($firstPane.find('h6').text(), 'Column 1Column 2Column 3',
@@ -2076,7 +2076,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         assert.strictEqual($firstPane.find('.o_kanban_examples_description').text().trim(),
             "Some description", "the correct description should be displayed");
 
-        var $secondPane = $('[role="dialog"] .o_kanban_examples_dialog_content .tab-pane:nth(1)');
+        var $secondPane = $('.modal .o_kanban_examples_dialog_content .tab-pane:nth(1)');
         assert.strictEqual($secondPane.find('.o_kanban_examples_group').length, 2,
             "there should be 2 stages in the second example");
         assert.strictEqual($secondPane.find('h6').text(), 'Col 1Col 2',
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_tests.js
index 3aa5f6e7c70..52b7eaed31b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/list_tests.js
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         var $td = form.$('.o_data_cell').first();
         var $td2 = form.$('.o_data_cell').eq(1);
         assert.ok($td.hasClass("o_readonly_modifier"), "first field must be readonly");
-        assert.ok($td2.hasClass("o_boolean_toggle_cell"), "second field must be not activable but updatable on click (boolean toggle in this case)"); 
+        assert.ok($td2.hasClass("o_boolean_toggle_cell"), "second field must be not activable but updatable on click (boolean toggle in this case)");
         $td.click(); //select row first
         var $slider = $td2.find('.slider').first();
         try {
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         list.sidebar.$('a:contains(Delete)').click();
         assert.ok($('body').hasClass('modal-open'), 'body should have modal-open clsss');
 
-        $('body [role="dialog"] button span:contains(Ok)').click();
+        $('body .modal button span:contains(Ok)').click();
 
         assert.strictEqual(list.$('tbody td.o_list_record_selector').length, 3, "should have 3 records");
         list.destroy();
@@ -916,13 +916,13 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
 
         assert.verifySteps(['/web/dataset/search_read']);
         list.sidebar.$('a:contains(Archive)').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-default').click(); // Click on 'Cancel'
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-default').click(); // Click on 'Cancel'
         assert.strictEqual(list.$('tbody td.o_list_record_selector').length, 4, "still should have 4 records");
 
         list.sidebar.$('a:contains(Archive)').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // Click on 'Ok'
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1, 'a confirm modal should be displayed');
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // Click on 'Ok'
         assert.strictEqual(list.$('tbody td.o_list_record_selector').length, 3, "should have 3 records");
         assert.verifySteps(['/web/dataset/search_read', '/web/dataset/call_kw/foo/write', '/web/dataset/search_read']);
         list.destroy();
@@ -2759,10 +2759,10 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         list.$('.o_data_cell:first').click();
         list.$('input[name="foo"]').val("hello").trigger('input');
         list.$buttons.find('.o_list_button_discard').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]:visible').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal:visible').length, 1,
             "a modal to ask for discard should be visible");
 
-        $('[role="dialog"]:visible .btn-primary').click();
+        $('.modal:visible .btn-primary').click();
         assert.strictEqual(list.$('.o_data_cell:first').text(), "yop",
             "first cell should still contain 'yop'");
 
@@ -3555,7 +3555,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         // delete a record
         list.$('.o_data_row:first .o_list_record_selector input').click();
         list.sidebar.$('a:contains(Delete)').click();
-        $('footer.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // confirm
+        $('.modal-footer .btn-primary').click(); // confirm
 
         assert.verifySteps([
             'create',
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/view_dialogs_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/view_dialogs_tests.js
index 14ec4402061..1e57474e4b5 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/view_dialogs_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/view_dialogs_tests.js
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
             res_id: 1,
         }).open();
 
-        assert.notOk($('main.modal-body button').length,
+        assert.notOk($('.modal-body button').length,
             "should not have any button in body");
-        assert.strictEqual($('footer.modal-footer button').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal-footer button').length, 1,
             "should have only one button in footer");
         parent.destroy();
     });
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
             res_id: 1,
         }).open();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] button.btn-primary').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal button.btn-primary').length, 1,
             "should have 1 buttons in modal");
 
         $('.o_field_x2many_list_row_add a').click();
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
             keyCode: $.ui.keyCode.ESCAPE,
         }));
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] button.btn-primary').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal button.btn-primary').length, 1,
             "should still have 1 buttons in modal");
         parent.destroy();
     });
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                     return $.when(false);
                 }
                 if (route === '/web/dataset/call_kw/instrument/create') {
-                    assert.deepEqual(args.args, [{badassery: [[6, false, [1]]], name: false}], 
+                    assert.deepEqual(args.args, [{badassery: [[6, false, [1]]], name: false}],
                         'The method create should have been called with the right arguments');
                     return $.when(false);
                 }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/widgets/data_export_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/widgets/data_export_tests.js
index 4948db07474..4569a5a6290 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/widgets/data_export_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/widgets/data_export_tests.js
@@ -107,15 +107,15 @@ QUnit.module('widgets', {
         list.$('thead th.o_list_record_selector input').click();
         list.sidebar.$('a:contains(Export)').click();
 
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1, "a modal dialog should be open");
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1, "a modal dialog should be open");
         assert.strictEqual($('span.o_tree_column:contains(Activities)').length, 1,
             "the Activities field should be in the list of exportable fields");
 
         // select the field Description, click on add, then export and close
-        $('[role="dialog"] span:contains(Description)').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_add_field').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] span:contains(Export To File)').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] span:contains(Close)').click();
+        $('.modal span:contains(Description)').click();
+        $('.modal .o_add_field').click();
+        $('.modal span:contains(Export To File)').click();
+        $('.modal span:contains(Close)').click();
 
         list.destroy();
         framework.blockUI = blockUI;
@@ -185,26 +185,26 @@ QUnit.module('widgets', {
         // Open the export modal
         list.$('thead th.o_list_record_selector input').click();
         list.sidebar.$('a:contains(Export)').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"]').length, 1,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal').length, 1,
             "a modal dialog should be open");
 
         // Select 'Activities' in fields to export
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] select.o_fields_list option').length, 0,
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal select.o_fields_list option').length, 0,
             "the fields list should be empty");
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_export_tree_item:contains(Activities)').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] button:contains(Add)').click();
-        assert.strictEqual($('[role="dialog"] select.o_fields_list option').length, 1,
+        $('.modal .o_export_tree_item:contains(Activities)').click();
+        $('.modal button:contains(Add)').click();
+        assert.strictEqual($('.modal select.o_fields_list option').length, 1,
             "there should be one item in the fields list");
 
         // Save fields list
-        $('[role="dialog"] a:contains(Save fields list)').click();
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_save_list > input').val('fields list').trigger('input');
-        $('[role="dialog"] .o_save_list > button').click();
+        $('.modal a:contains(Save fields list)').click();
+        $('.modal .o_save_list > input').val('fields list').trigger('input');
+        $('.modal .o_save_list > button').click();
         assert.verifySteps(['build_search_data', 'create'],
             "create should have been called");
 
         // Close the modal and destroy list
-        $('[role="dialog"] button span:contains(Close)').click();
+        $('.modal button span:contains(Close)').click();
         list.destroy();
 
         // restore create function
diff --git a/addons/web_diagram/static/tests/diagram_tests.js b/addons/web_diagram/static/tests/diagram_tests.js
index 41c0ed4d32c..2927d6fe95f 100644
--- a/addons/web_diagram/static/tests/diagram_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web_diagram/static/tests/diagram_tests.js
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 "diagram should only have the default nodes at start");
 
             diagram.$buttons.find('.o_diagram_new_button').click();
-            $('main.modal-body input:first').val('a new node').trigger('input');
-            $('main.modal-body input:last').val(1).trigger('input');
-            $('footer.modal-footer button.btn-primary').click();  // save
+            $('.modal-body input:first').val('a new node').trigger('input');
+            $('.modal-body input:last').val(1).trigger('input');
+            $('.modal-footer button.btn-primary').click();  // save
 
             assert.strictEqual(diagram.$('.o_diagram ellipse').length, 3,
                 "diagram should contain 3 'ellipse' nodes now (nodes 2, 3 and the new one)");
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 "diagram first node should have default name at first");
 
             CuteNode.double_click_callback({id: 1});
-            $('main.modal-body input:first').val('An edited node').trigger('input');
-            $('footer.modal-footer button.btn-primary').click();  // save
+            $('.modal-body input:first').val('An edited node').trigger('input');
+            $('.modal-footer button.btn-primary').click();  // save
 
             assert.strictEqual(diagram.$('text').first().text(), 'An edited node',
                 "diagram first node should now have new name");
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 "diagram should contain 2 'ellipse' nodes (nodes 2 and 3)");
 
             CuteNode.destruction_callback({id: 2});
-            $('footer.modal-footer button.btn-primary').click();  // Confirm
+            $('.modal-footer button.btn-primary').click();  // Confirm
 
             assert.strictEqual(diagram.$('.o_diagram ellipse').length, 1,
                 "diagram should contain 1 'ellipse' nodes (node 2)");
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 get_start: function () {return {id: 1};},
                 get_end: function () {return {id: 3};},
             });
-            $('main.modal-body input:first').val('a transition from 1 to 3').trigger('input');
-            $('footer.modal-footer button.btn-primary').click();  // Confirm
+            $('.modal-body input:first').val('a transition from 1 to 3').trigger('input');
+            $('.modal-footer button.btn-primary').click();  // Confirm
 
             assert.strictEqual(diagram.$('.o_diagram path').length, 5,
                 "diagram should contain 4 'path' nodes (#raphael-marker-block, transitions 1, 2, 3, and the new one)");
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 "diagram should only have the default edges at start");
 
             CuteEdge.double_click_callback({id: 1});
-            $('main.modal-body input:first').val('An edited edge').trigger('input');
-            $('footer.modal-footer button.btn-primary').click();  // save
+            $('.modal-body input:first').val('An edited edge').trigger('input');
+            $('.modal-footer button.btn-primary').click();  // save
 
             assert.strictEqual(diagram.$('text:contains(a transition from 1 to 2)').length, 0,
                 "diagram edge should not have default name anymore");
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
                 "diagram edge should have default name at start");
 
             CuteEdge.destruction_callback({id: 3});
-            $('footer.modal-footer button.btn-primary').click();  // Confirm
+            $('.modal-footer button.btn-primary').click();  // Confirm
 
             assert.strictEqual(diagram.$('.o_diagram path').length, 3,
                 "diagram should contain 3 'path' nodes (#raphael-marker-block, and transitions 1 and 2)");
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/lib/summernote/src/js/Renderer.js b/addons/web_editor/static/lib/summernote/src/js/Renderer.js
index c6142333d30..7fa1afe3adc 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/lib/summernote/src/js/Renderer.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/lib/summernote/src/js/Renderer.js
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ define([
       $dialog.addClass('note-air-layout');
       $dialog.attr('id', 'note-dialog-' + id);
       $dialog.find('button.close, a.modal-close').click(function () {
-        $(this).closest('[role="dialog"]').modal('hide');
+        $(this).closest('.modal').modal('hide');
       });
       $dialog.appendTo($container);
     };
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ define([
       var $dialogContainer = options.dialogsInBody ? $(document.body) : $editor;
       var $dialog = $(tplDialogs(langInfo, options)).prependTo($dialogContainer);
       $dialog.find('button.close, a.modal-close').click(function () {
-        $(this).closest('[role="dialog"]').modal('hide');
+        $(this).closest('.modal').modal('hide');
       });
 
       //09. Editor/Holder switch
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/fields.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/fields.js
index 00c84c5fe92..a636b7e5be3 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/fields.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/fields.js
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ var FieldTextHtml = AbstractField.extend({
         return src;
     },
     old_initialize_content: function () {
-        this.$el.closest('main.modal-body').css('max-height', 'none');
+        this.$el.closest('.modal-body').css('max-height', 'none');
         this.$iframe = this.$el.find('iframe');
         this.document = null;
         this.$body = $();
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/tours/rte.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/tours/rte.js
index 6d686353cfb..82c31da5259 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/tours/rte.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/tours/rte.js
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ tour.register('rte', {
     trigger: '#editor-media-icon.active span.fa:first',
 }, {
     content: "save pictogram",
-    trigger: 'footer.modal-footer .btn-primary',
+    trigger: '.modal-footer > .btn-primary',
     extra_trigger: '#editor-media-icon.active span.o_selected',
 }, {
     content: "select a size for the pictogram",
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ tour.register('rte', {
     extra_trigger: 'a#link-preview:containsRegex(/^<span [^>]+><\\/span>$/) > span.fa.fa-3x.pull-right',
 }, {
     content: "save link",
-    trigger: 'footer.modal-footer .btn-primary',
+    trigger: '.modal-footer > .btn-primary',
     extra_trigger: 'a#link-preview.btn.btn-success span.fa.fa-3x.pull-right',
 }, {
     content: "click on other picture",
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ tour.register('rte', {
     extra_trigger: 'a#link-preview:containsRegex(/^<img [^>]+>$/) img',
 }, {
     content: "save link",
-    trigger: 'footer.modal-footer .btn-primary',
+    trigger: '.modal-footer > .btn-primary',
     extra_trigger: 'a#link-preview.btn.btn-success[href="mailto:test@test.test"]:containsRegex(/^<img [^>]+>$/) img',
 }, {
     content: "select for triple enter then double backspace",
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/widgets/widgets.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/widgets/widgets.js
index e6c15aeb4ff..e2dc7ea73a7 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/widgets/widgets.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/widgets/widgets.js
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ var MediaDialog = Dialog.extend({
         var self = this;
         var defs = [this._super.apply(this, arguments)];
         this.$modal.addClass('note-image-dialog');
-        this.$modal.find('[role="dialog"]').addClass('o_select_media_dialog');
+        this.$modal.find('.modal-dialog').addClass('o_select_media_dialog');
 
         if (this.imageDialog) {
             defs.push(this.imageDialog.appendTo(this.$("#editor-media-image")));
diff --git a/addons/web_tour/static/src/js/tour_manager.js b/addons/web_tour/static/src/js/tour_manager.js
index c9206d06ec2..895844f050e 100644
--- a/addons/web_tour/static/src/js/tour_manager.js
+++ b/addons/web_tour/static/src/js/tour_manager.js
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ return core.Class.extend(mixins.EventDispatcherMixin, ServicesMixin, {
     update: function (tour_name) {
         if (this.paused) return;
 
-        this.$modal_displayed = $('[role="dialog"]:visible').last();
+        this.$modal_displayed = $('.modal:visible').last();
 
         tour_name = this.running_tour || tour_name;
         if (tour_name) {
@@ -325,14 +325,7 @@ return core.Class.extend(mixins.EventDispatcherMixin, ServicesMixin, {
     _set_running_tour_timeout: function (tour_name, step) {
         this._stop_running_tour_timeout();
         this.running_tour_timeout = setTimeout((function() {
-            var message;
-            if (step.extra_trigger) {
-                message = _.str.sprintf('Tour %s failed at step "%s" with trigger "%s" and extra trigger "%s"',
-                    tour_name, step.content, step.trigger, step.extra_trigger);
-            } else {
-                message = _.str.sprintf('Tour %s failed at step "%s" with trigger "%s"', tour_name, step.content, step.trigger);
-            }
-            this._consume_tour(tour_name, message);
+            this._consume_tour(tour_name, _.str.sprintf("Tour %s failed at step %s", tour_name, step.trigger));
         }).bind(this), (step.timeout || RUNNING_TOUR_TIMEOUT) + this.running_step_delay);
     },
     _stop_running_tour_timeout: function () {
@@ -365,7 +358,6 @@ return core.Class.extend(mixins.EventDispatcherMixin, ServicesMixin, {
         MENU_MORE: {
             edition: "community",
             trigger: "body > header > nav",
-            content: _t('Click on the <i>More icon</i> to show hidden apps.'),
             position: "bottom",
             auto: true,
             run: function (actions) {
diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/js/content/snippets.animation.js b/addons/website/static/src/js/content/snippets.animation.js
index 7221ee40e6c..602556c03cc 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/js/content/snippets.animation.js
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/js/content/snippets.animation.js
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ registry.gallery = Animation.extend({
             $(this).siblings().filter('.modal-backdrop').remove(); // bootstrap leaves a modal-backdrop
             $(this).remove();
         });
-        $modal.find('[role="dialog"] .modal-content, main.modal-body.o_slideshow').css('height', '100%');
+        $modal.find('.modal-content, .modal-body.o_slideshow').css('height', '100%');
         $modal.appendTo(document.body);
 
         this.carousel = new registry.gallery_slider($modal.find('.carousel').carousel());
diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/js/menu/mobile_view.js b/addons/website/static/src/js/menu/mobile_view.js
index 0969efda7a1..acfd28042c9 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/js/menu/mobile_view.js
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/js/menu/mobile_view.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var MobilePreviewDialog = Dialog.extend({
     start: function () {
         var self = this;
         this.$modal.addClass('oe_mobile_preview');
-        this.$modal.on('click', 'header.modal-header', function () {
+        this.$modal.on('click', '.modal-header', function () {
             self.$el.toggleClass('o_invert_orientation');
         });
         this.$iframe = $('<iframe/>', {
diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/js/tours/rte.js b/addons/website/static/src/js/tours/rte.js
index 7b9964c5e20..7ce549a0346 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/js/tours/rte.js
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/js/tours/rte.js
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ tour.register('rte_translator', {
     run: 'text "fr_BE"',
 }, {
     content: "load french",
-    trigger: 'footer.modal-footer button:first',
-    extra_trigger: '[role="dialog"] select[name="lang"]:propValueContains(fr_BE)',
+    trigger: '.modal-footer button:first',
+    extra_trigger: '.modal select[name="lang"]:propValueContains(fr_BE)',
 }, {
     content : "click language dropdown",
     trigger : '.js_language_selector .dropdown-toggle',
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ tour.register('rte_translator', {
     trigger: 'html:not(:has(#wrap p span)) .o_menu_systray a[data-action="translate"]',
 }, {
     content: "close modal",
-    trigger: 'footer.modal-footer .btn-default',
+    trigger: '.modal-footer .btn-default',
 }, {
     content: "check if translation is activate",
     trigger: '[data-oe-translation-id]',
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ tour.register('rte_translator', {
     run: 'text test french placeholder',
 }, {
     content: "close modal",
-    trigger: 'footer.modal-footer .btn-primary',
-    extra_trigger: '[role="dialog"] input:propValue(test french placeholder)',
+    trigger: '.modal-footer .btn-primary',
+    extra_trigger: '.modal input:propValue(test french placeholder)',
 }, {
     content: "save translation",
     trigger: 'button[data-action=save]',
diff --git a/addons/website_blog/static/src/js/website.tour.blog.js b/addons/website_blog/static/src/js/website.tour.blog.js
index 3c464987559..f42f21142a1 100644
--- a/addons/website_blog/static/src/js/website.tour.blog.js
+++ b/addons/website_blog/static/src/js/website.tour.blog.js
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ odoo.define("website_blog.tour", function (require) {
         content: _t("Click here to change your post cover."),
         position: "right",
     }, {
-        trigger: ".o_existing_attachment_cell:nth(1) img",
-        extra_trigger: '.modal-dialog:has(.o_existing_attachment_cell:nth(1))',
+        trigger: ".o_select_media_dialog .o_existing_attachment_cell:nth(1) img",
+        extra_trigger: '.modal:has(.o_existing_attachment_cell:nth(1))',
         content: _t("Choose an image from the library."),
         position: "top",
     }, {
-        trigger: "footer.modal-footer .btn-primary",
+        trigger: ".o_select_media_dialog .modal-footer > .btn-primary",
         extra_trigger: ".o_existing_attachment_cell.o_selected",
         content: _t("Click on <b>Save</b> to set the picture as cover."),
         position: "top",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ odoo.define("website_blog.tour", function (require) {
         position: "bottom",
     }, {
         trigger: "button[data-dismiss=modal]",
-        extra_trigger: '[role="dialog"]:has(#mobile-viewport)',
+        extra_trigger: '.modal:has(#mobile-viewport)',
         content: _t("Once you have reviewed the content on mobile, close the preview."),
         position: "right",
     }, {
diff --git a/addons/website_event/static/src/js/website.tour.event.js b/addons/website_event/static/src/js/website.tour.event.js
index b5cd2738a7d..abaea26c4b8 100644
--- a/addons/website_event/static/src/js/website.tour.event.js
+++ b/addons/website_event/static/src/js/website.tour.event.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ odoo.define("website_event.tour", function (require) {
         content: _t("Create a name for your new event and click <em>\"Continue\"</em>. e.g: Technical Training"),
         position: "right",
     }, {
-        trigger: 'footer.modal-footer button.btn-primary.btn-continue',
+        trigger: '.modal-footer button.btn-primary.btn-continue',
         extra_trigger: '#editor_new_event input[type=text][value!=""]',
         content: _t("Click <em>Continue</em> to create the event."),
         position: "right",
diff --git a/addons/website_event/static/src/js/website_event.js b/addons/website_event/static/src/js/website_event.js
index 348d3d0f16e..53a304c707e 100644
--- a/addons/website_event/static/src/js/website_event.js
+++ b/addons/website_event/static/src/js/website_event.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ var EventRegistrationForm = Widget.extend({
             return ajax.jsonRpc($form.attr('action'), 'call', post).then(function (modal) {
                 var $modal = $(modal);
                 $modal.modal({backdrop: 'static', keyboard: false});
-                $modal.find('main.modal-body > div').removeClass('container'); // retrocompatibility - REMOVE ME in master / saas-19
+                $modal.find('.modal-body > div').removeClass('container'); // retrocompatibility - REMOVE ME in master / saas-19
                 $modal.insertAfter($form).modal();
                 $modal.on('click', '.js_goto_event', function () {
                     $modal.modal('hide');
diff --git a/addons/website_event_questions/views/event_templates.xml b/addons/website_event_questions/views/event_templates.xml
index c98e5b465b5..490c9b20473 100644
--- a/addons/website_event_questions/views/event_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/website_event_questions/views/event_templates.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         </xpath>
 
         <!-- Generic questions -->
-        <xpath expr='//div[@role="dialog"]//main/div/t[last()]' position="after">
+        <xpath expr="//*[hasclass('modal-body')]/div/t[last()]" position="after">
             <t t-if="event.general_question_ids">
                 <h4 class="page-header mt8"><strong>Questions</strong></h4>
                 <div>
diff --git a/addons/website_forum/static/src/js/website_tour_forum.js b/addons/website_forum/static/src/js/website_tour_forum.js
index c6b39cd543e..bd041f58714 100644
--- a/addons/website_forum/static/src/js/website_tour_forum.js
+++ b/addons/website_forum/static/src/js/website_tour_forum.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ odoo.define("website_forum.tour_forum", function (require) {
         position: "right",
     }, {
         trigger: "button.btn-primary",
-        extra_trigger: '#editor_new_forum input[type=text]:not(:propValue(""))',
+        extra_trigger: '.modal #editor_new_forum input[type=text]:not(:propValue(""))',
         content: _t("Click <em>Continue</em> to create the forum."),
         position: "right",
     }, {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ odoo.define("website_forum.tour_forum", function (require) {
         content: _t("Click to post your question."),
         position: "bottom",
     }, {
-        trigger: "header.modal-header button.close",
+        trigger: ".modal-header button.close",
         auto: true,
     }, {
         trigger: ".note-editable p",
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ odoo.define("website_forum.tour_forum", function (require) {
         content: _t("Click to post your answer."),
         position: "bottom",
     }, {
-        trigger: "header.modal-header button.close",
+        trigger: ".modal-header button.close",
         auto: true,
     }, {
         trigger: "a[data-karma=\"20\"]:first",
diff --git a/addons/website_quote/views/website_quote_templates.xml b/addons/website_quote/views/website_quote_templates.xml
index 7c6614a80a5..f82920e0174 100644
--- a/addons/website_quote/views/website_quote_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/website_quote/views/website_quote_templates.xml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
       </xpath>
   </template>
 
-    <!-- duplicata of the template payment.payment_confirmation_status. 
+    <!-- duplicata of the template payment.payment_confirmation_status.
         The duplication avoid to break an existing installation in stable version-->
     <template id="payment_confirmation_status">
         <div t-if="payment_tx_id and payment_tx_id.state == 'done'" class="alert alert-success alert-dismissable" role="status">
@@ -217,10 +217,10 @@
                       <div class="bs-sidebar">
                           <div class="text-center" t-if="quotation.state in ('draft', 'sent', 'waiting_date')" style="padding: 10px">
                               <a role="button" t-if="order_valid and not quotation.signature and quotation.has_to_be_signed()" class="btn btn-primary btn-block" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#modalaccept">
-                                  <span class="fa fa-check"> Accept Order</span>
+                                  <i class="fa fa-check"/> Accept Order
                               </a>
                               <a role="button" t-elif="order_valid and quotation.has_to_be_paid()" class="btn btn-primary btn-block" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#modalaccept">
-                                  <span class="fa fa-check"> <t t-if="not quotation.signature">Accept &amp; </t>Pay</span>
+                                  <i class="fa fa-check"/> <t t-if="not quotation.signature">Accept &amp; </t>Pay
                               </a>
                               <a role="button" t-if="not order_valid" href="#discussion" class="btn btn-info btn-block o_normalwhitespace">
                                   <strong>This offer expired!</strong><br/>
@@ -701,6 +701,6 @@
             <t t-else="">
                 <a t-attf-href="/my/orders/#{quotation.id}?#{keep_query()}"><t t-esc="quotation.name"/></a>
             </t>
-        </xpath>              
+        </xpath>
     </template>
 </odoo>
diff --git a/addons/website_sale/static/src/js/website_sale_tour_shop.js b/addons/website_sale/static/src/js/website_sale_tour_shop.js
index f0708ea58cd..c8778e9c0bb 100644
--- a/addons/website_sale/static/src/js/website_sale_tour_shop.js
+++ b/addons/website_sale/static/src/js/website_sale_tour_shop.js
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ odoo.define("website_sale.tour_shop", function (require) {
         content: _t("Select <b>New Product</b> to create it and manage its properties to boost your sales."),
         position: "bottom",
     }, {
-        trigger: "#editor_new_product input[type=text]",
+        trigger: ".modal-dialog #editor_new_product input[type=text]",
         content: _t("Enter a name for your new product"),
         position: "right",
     }, {
-        trigger: "footer.modal-footer button.btn-primary.btn-continue",
+        trigger: ".modal-footer button.btn-primary.btn-continue",
         content: _t("Click on <em>Continue</em> to create the product."),
         position: "right",
     }, {
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ odoo.define("website_sale.tour_shop", function (require) {
         content: _t("Click here to set an image describing your product."),
         position: "top",
     }, {
-        trigger: ".o_upload_image_button",
+        trigger: ".o_select_media_dialog .o_upload_image_button",
         content: _t("Upload an image from your local library."),
         position: "bottom",
         run: function (actions) {
-            actions.auto("footer.modal-footer .btn-default");
+            actions.auto(".modal-footer .btn-default");
         },
     }, {
         trigger: "#snippet_structure .oe_snippet:eq(8) .oe_snippet_thumbnail",
diff --git a/addons/website_sale/views/templates.xml b/addons/website_sale/views/templates.xml
index 27423919a7d..af631ff0dd0 100644
--- a/addons/website_sale/views/templates.xml
+++ b/addons/website_sale/views/templates.xml
@@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@
                                 <div class="panel panel-default">
                                   <div class="panel-headisng"></div>
                                   <div class="panel-body">
-                                      <a class='pull-right no-decoration' href='/shop/checkout'><span class='fa fa-edit'> Edit</span></a>
+                                      <a class='pull-right no-decoration' href='/shop/checkout'><i class="fa fa-edit"/> Edit</a>
                                     <t t-set="same_shipping" t-value="bool(order.partner_shipping_id==order.partner_id or only_services)" />
                                     <div><b>Billing<t t-if="same_shipping and not only_services"> &amp; Shipping</t>: </b><span t-esc='order.partner_id' t-options="dict(widget='contact', fields=['address'], no_marker=True, separator=', ')" class="address-inline"/></div>
                                     <div t-if="not same_shipping and not only_services" groups="sale.group_delivery_invoice_address"><b>Shipping: </b><span t-esc='order.partner_shipping_id' t-options="dict(widget='contact', fields=['address'], no_marker=True, separator=', ')"  class="address-inline"/></div>
diff --git a/addons/website_sale_comparison/static/src/xml/comparison.xml b/addons/website_sale_comparison/static/src/xml/comparison.xml
index 9e48ded7cb8..fe9ebf8c15e 100644
--- a/addons/website_sale_comparison/static/src/xml/comparison.xml
+++ b/addons/website_sale_comparison/static/src/xml/comparison.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                         </div>
                     </div>
                     <div class="o_comparelist_button" style='display:none'>
-                        <a role="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-block" href="#"><span class="fa fa-exchange mr4">Compare</span></a>
+                        <a role="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-block" href="#"><i class="fa fa-exchange mr4"/>Compare</a>
                     </div>
                 </span>
             </span>
diff --git a/addons/website_sale_options/static/src/js/website_sale.test.js b/addons/website_sale_options/static/src/js/website_sale.test.js
index 78c6ea53c8f..d1e8f74ce22 100644
--- a/addons/website_sale_options/static/src/js/website_sale.test.js
+++ b/addons/website_sale_options/static/src/js/website_sale.test.js
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ tour.register('shop_customize', {
         {
             content: "click in modal on 'Proceed to checkout' button",
             extra_trigger: 'body:has(.js_product:contains(Warranty) a:contains(Add to Cart):hidden)',
-            trigger: 'footer.modal-footer a:contains("Proceed to Checkout")',
+            trigger: '.modal-footer a:contains("Proceed to Checkout")',
         },
         {
             content: "check quantity",
diff --git a/addons/website_sale_wishlist/views/website_sale_wishlist_template.xml b/addons/website_sale_wishlist/views/website_sale_wishlist_template.xml
index d11ea0e4595..8d76af6cd1f 100644
--- a/addons/website_sale_wishlist/views/website_sale_wishlist_template.xml
+++ b/addons/website_sale_wishlist/views/website_sale_wishlist_template.xml
@@ -31,9 +31,8 @@
                 <t t-set='wishcount' t-value="len(request.env['product.wishlist'].current())"/>
                 <li id="my_wish" t-att-style="not wishcount and 'display:none;'">
                     <a href="/shop/wishlist">
-                        <span class="fa fa-heart">
-                            Wishlist <sup t-attf-class="my_wish_quantity o_animate_blink label label-primary"><t t-esc='wishcount'/></sup>
-                        </span>
+                        <i class="fa fa-heart"/>
+                        Wishlist <sup t-attf-class="my_wish_quantity o_animate_blink label label-primary"><t t-esc='wishcount'/></sup>
                     </a>
                 </li>
             </t>
diff --git a/addons/website_slides/static/src/js/slides_upload.js b/addons/website_slides/static/src/js/slides_upload.js
index 29d5e230ec8..b3953f12571 100644
--- a/addons/website_slides/static/src/js/slides_upload.js
+++ b/addons/website_slides/static/src/js/slides_upload.js
@@ -355,12 +355,12 @@ var SlideDialog = Widget.extend({
                 values.website_published = true;
             }
             this.$('.oe_slides_upload_loading').show();
-            this.$('footer.modal-footer, main.modal-body').hide();
+            this.$('.modal-footer, .modal-body').hide();
             ajax.jsonRpc("/slides/add_slide", 'call', values).then(function (data) {
                 if (data.error) {
                     self.display_alert(data.error);
                     self.$('.oe_slides_upload_loading').hide();
-                    self.$('footer.modal-footer, main.modal-body').show();
+                    self.$('.modal-footer, .modal-body').show();
 
                 } else {
                     window.location = data.url;
diff --git a/addons/website_slides/views/website_slides.xml b/addons/website_slides/views/website_slides.xml
index 151a52f8bde..4903c4f3e88 100644
--- a/addons/website_slides/views/website_slides.xml
+++ b/addons/website_slides/views/website_slides.xml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
                 <div class="col-md-8 col-sm-12 col-xs-12">
                     <ul class="nav nav-tabs nav-tabs-border" role="tablist">
                         <li t-attf-class="#{not slide_type and 'active' ''}">
-                            <a  t-attf-href="/slides/#{slug(channel)}#{category and '/category/' + slug(category) or ''}"> <span class="fa fa-home"> Home</span></a>
+                            <a  t-attf-href="/slides/#{slug(channel)}#{category and '/category/' + slug(category) or ''}"> <i class="fa fa-home"/> Home</a>
                         </li>
                         <li t-if="header_object.nbr_presentations" t-attf-class="#{slide_type == 'presentation' and 'active' ''}">
                             <a t-attf-href="/slides/#{slug(channel)}#{category and '/category/' + slug(category) or ''}/presentation">
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
                                             <t t-esc="category['name']"/>
                                         </span>
                                         <a t-attf-href="/slides/#{slug(channel)}/category/#{category['id']}" class="pull-right" t-if="category['total'] - 4 > 0 and category['id']">
-                                            <span class="fa fa-arrow-right"> See all</span>
+                                            <i class="fa fa-arrow-right"/> See all
                                         </a>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@
                         data-loading-text="Sending..."
                         t-attf-data-slide-id="#{slide.id}"
                         style="border-top-right-radius: 4px;border-bottom-right-radius: 4px;">
-                        <span class="fa fa-envelope-o">Send Email</span>
+                        <i class="fa fa-envelope-o"/> Send Email
                     </button>
                 </span>
             </div>
diff --git a/addons/website_theme_install/views/views.xml b/addons/website_theme_install/views/views.xml
index 243e00f01a4..e78b76a53fb 100644
--- a/addons/website_theme_install/views/views.xml
+++ b/addons/website_theme_install/views/views.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ action = {
 
     <!-- Add link to theme install in default customize modal -->
     <template id="customize_modal" inherit_id="website.theme_customize" priority="1">
-        <xpath expr='//*[@role="dialog"]//header' position="inside">
+        <xpath expr="//*[hasclass('modal-header')]" position="inside">
             <a href="/web#action=website_theme_install.theme_install_kanban_action">See themes here</a>
         </xpath>
     </template>
diff --git a/odoo/addons/test_main_flows/static/src/js/tour.js b/odoo/addons/test_main_flows/static/src/js/tour.js
index 833a6233d49..db978890e8b 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/test_main_flows/static/src/js/tour.js
+++ b/odoo/addons/test_main_flows/static/src/js/tour.js
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ tour.register('main_flow_tour', {
     position: 'right',
 }, {
     trigger:  ".o_field_widget[name=name] input",
-    extra_trigger: "[role=\"dialog\"]",
+    extra_trigger: ".modal-dialog",
     content: _t('Select a seller'),
     position: 'top',
     run: "text the_flow.vendor",
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ tour.register('main_flow_tour', {
     position: 'right',
     run: "text 1",
 }, {
-    trigger:  "footer.modal-footer .btn-primary:first",
+    trigger:  ".modal-footer .btn-primary:first",
     extra_trigger: ".o_field_widget[name=name] > .o_external_button", // Wait name_create
     content: _t('Save & Close'),
     position: 'bottom',
 }, {
-    trigger: "footer.modal-footer .btn-primary",
+    trigger: ".modal-footer .btn-primary",
     content: _t('Save'),
     position: 'bottom',
 },
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ tour.register('main_flow_tour', {
     position: 'right',
 }, {
     trigger:  ".o_field_widget[name=name] input",
-    extra_trigger: "[role=\"dialog\"]",
+    extra_trigger: ".modal-dialog",
     content: _t('Select a seller'),
     position: 'top',
     run: "text the_flow.vendor",
@@ -190,11 +190,11 @@ tour.register('main_flow_tour', {
     position: 'right',
     run: "text 1",
 }, {
-    trigger:  "footer.modal-footer .btn-primary:first",
+    trigger:  ".modal-footer .btn-primary:first",
     content: _t('Save & Close'),
     position: 'bottom',
 }, {
-    trigger: "footer.modal-footer .btn-primary",
+    trigger: ".modal-footer .btn-primary",
     // Wait Save & Close and check value
     extra_trigger: ".o_field_widget[name=seller_ids] .o_data_row td:nth-child(2):contains('the_flow.vendor')",
     content: _t('Save'),
@@ -326,8 +326,8 @@ tour.register('main_flow_tour', {
     run: function (actions) {
         actions.auto();
         // if the one2many isn't editable, we have to close the dialog
-        if ($("footer.modal-footer .btn-primary").length) {
-            actions.auto("footer.modal-footer .btn-primary");
+        if ($(".modal-footer .btn-primary").length) {
+            actions.auto(".modal-footer .btn-primary");
         }
     },
 }, {
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ tour.register('main_flow_tour', {
     trigger: ".o_field_widget[name=product_id] input",
     // the one2many may be editable or not according to the modules installed, so
     // we have to handle both cases
-    extra_trigger: '.o_field_widget[name=order_line] .o_data_row:nth(1).o_selected_row, [role="dialog"]',
+    extra_trigger: '.o_field_widget[name=order_line] .o_data_row:nth(1).o_selected_row, .modal-dialog',
     content: _t("Select a product"),
     position: "right",
     run: "text the_flow.service",
@@ -349,8 +349,8 @@ tour.register('main_flow_tour', {
     run: function (actions) {
         actions.auto();
         // if the one2many isn't editable, we have to close the dialog
-        if ($("footer.modal-footer .btn-primary").length) {
-            actions.auto("footer.modal-footer .btn-primary");
+        if ($(".modal-footer .btn-primary").length) {
+            actions.auto(".modal-footer .btn-primary");
         }
     },
 }, {
@@ -368,11 +368,11 @@ tour.register('main_flow_tour', {
     position: "right",
     run: "text test@the_flow.com",
 },{
-    trigger: "footer.modal-footer .btn-primary",
+    trigger: ".modal-footer .btn-primary",
     content: _t("Save your changes"),
     position: "bottom",
 },  {
-    trigger: "footer.modal-footer .btn-primary span:contains('Send')",
+    trigger: ".modal-footer .btn-primary span:contains('Send')",
     content: _t("Try to send it to email"),
     position: "bottom",
 }, {
@@ -440,8 +440,8 @@ tour.register('main_flow_tour', {
     content: _t("Click on schedulers"),
     position: "bottom"
 }, {
-    trigger: "footer.modal-footer .btn-primary",
-    extra_trigger: "[role=\"dialog\"]",
+    trigger: ".modal-footer .btn-primary",
+    extra_trigger: ".modal-dialog",
     content: _t("Run Schedulers"),
     position: "bottom",
 }, {
@@ -471,8 +471,8 @@ tour.register('main_flow_tour', {
     content: _t("Validate"),
     position: "bottom",
 }, {
-    trigger: "footer.modal-footer .btn-primary",
-    extra_trigger: "[role=\"dialog\"]",
+    trigger: ".modal-footer .btn-primary",
+    extra_trigger: ".modal-dialog",
     content: _t("Apply"),
     position: "bottom",
 }, {
@@ -497,12 +497,12 @@ tour.register('main_flow_tour', {
     position: "bottom",
 }, {
     trigger: "select.o_field_widget[name=journal_id]",
-    extra_trigger: "[role=\"dialog\"]",
+    extra_trigger: ".modal-dialog",
     content: _t("Select Journal"),
     position: "bottom",
     run: 'text(Bank (USD))',
 }, {
-    trigger: "footer.modal-footer .btn-primary",
+    trigger: ".modal-footer .btn-primary",
     extra_trigger: ".o_field_widget[name=payment_method_id]", // FIXME: Wait onchange
     content: _t("Validate"),
     position: "bottom",
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ tour.register('main_flow_tour', {
     content: _t("Produce"),
     position: "bottom",
 }, {
-    trigger:  "footer.modal-footer .btn-primary:first",
+    trigger:  ".modal-footer .btn-primary:first",
     content: _t('Record Production'),
     position: 'bottom',
 }, {
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ tour.register('main_flow_tour', {
     content: _t("Validate"),
     position: "bottom",
 }, {
-    trigger: "footer.modal-footer .btn-primary",
+    trigger: ".modal-footer .btn-primary",
     content: _t("Create and View Invoices"),
     position: "bottom",
 }, {
@@ -630,12 +630,12 @@ tour.register('main_flow_tour', {
     position: "bottom",
 }, {
     trigger: "select.o_field_widget[name=journal_id]",
-    extra_trigger: "[role=\"dialog\"]",
+    extra_trigger: ".modal-dialog",
     content: _t("Select Journal"),
     position: "bottom",
     run: 'text(Bank (USD))',
 }, {
-    trigger: "footer.modal-footer .btn-primary",
+    trigger: ".modal-footer .btn-primary",
     content: _t("Validate"),
     position: "bottom",
 }, {
diff --git a/odoo/addons/test_new_api/static/tests/x2many.js b/odoo/addons/test_new_api/static/tests/x2many.js
index 4a088576050..d256d026325 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/test_new_api/static/tests/x2many.js
+++ b/odoo/addons/test_new_api/static/tests/x2many.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ odoo.define('web.test.x2many', function (require) {
     }, {
         content: "insert a name into the modal form",
         trigger: 'input.o_field_widget.o_required_modifier:first',
-        extra_trigger: '[role="dialog"]:visible',
+        extra_trigger: '.modal:visible',
         run: function (action_helper) {
             action_helper.text('user_test_' + (inc = new Date().getTime()));
         }
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ odoo.define('web.test.x2many', function (require) {
         }
     }, {
         content: "save the modal content and create the new moderator",
-        trigger: 'footer.modal-footer button:contains(Save):first',
+        trigger: '.modal-footer button:contains(Save):first',
         extra_trigger: 'input.o_field_widget.o_required_modifier:propValueContains(@test)',
     }, {
         content: "check if the modal is saved",
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@ odoo.define('web.test.x2many', function (require) {
         trigger: '.tab-pane:eq(0) .o_field_x2many_list_row_add a'
     }, {
         content: "insert body a",
-        trigger: 'main.modal-body textarea:first',
+        trigger: '.modal-body textarea:first',
         run: 'text a',
     }, {
         content: "save new message a",
-        trigger: 'footer.modal-footer button:contains(Save):first',
-        extra_trigger: 'main.modal-body textarea:first:propValue(a)',
+        trigger: '.modal-footer button:contains(Save):first',
+        extra_trigger: '.modal-body textarea:first:propValue(a)',
     }, { // add message b
         content: "create new message b",
         trigger: '.tab-pane:eq(0) .o_field_x2many_list_row_add a',
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ odoo.define('web.test.x2many', function (require) {
         run: 'text b',
     }, {
         content: "save new message b",
-        trigger: 'footer.modal-footer button:contains(Save):first',
+        trigger: '.modal-footer button:contains(Save):first',
         extra_trigger: 'textarea[name="body"]:first:propValue(b)',
     }, { // change content to trigger on change
         content: "insert content",
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ odoo.define('web.test.x2many', function (require) {
         run: 'text bbb',
     }, {
         content: "save changes",
-        trigger: 'footer.modal-footer button:contains(Save):first',
+        trigger: '.modal-footer button:contains(Save):first',
         extra_trigger: 'textarea[name="body"]:first:propValue(bbb)',
     }, { // add message c
         content: "create new message c",
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ odoo.define('web.test.x2many', function (require) {
         run: 'text c',
     }, {
         content: "save new message c",
-        trigger: 'footer.modal-footer button:contains(Save):first',
+        trigger: '.modal-footer button:contains(Save):first',
         extra_trigger: 'textarea[name="body"]:first:propValue(c)',
     }, { // add participants
         content: "change tab to Participants",
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ odoo.define('web.test.x2many', function (require) {
         run: 'text d',
     }, {
         content: "save new message d",
-        trigger: 'footer.modal-footer button:contains(Save):first',
+        trigger: '.modal-footer button:contains(Save):first',
         extra_trigger: 'textarea[name="body"]:first:propValue(d)',
     }, { // add message e
         content: "create new message e",
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ odoo.define('web.test.x2many', function (require) {
         run: 'text e',
     }, {
         content: "save new message e",
-        trigger: 'footer.modal-footer button:contains(Save):first',
+        trigger: '.modal-footer button:contains(Save):first',
         extra_trigger: 'textarea[name="body"]:first:propValue(e)',
     }, { // change message a
         content: "edit message a",
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ odoo.define('web.test.x2many', function (require) {
         run: 'text aaa',
     }, {
         content: "save changes",
-        trigger: 'footer.modal-footer button:contains(Save):first',
+        trigger: '.modal-footer button:contains(Save):first',
         extra_trigger: 'textarea[name="body"]:first:propValue(aaa)',
     }, { // change message e
         content: "edit message e",
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ odoo.define('web.test.x2many', function (require) {
         run: function () {}, // don't change texarea content
     }, {
         content: "save changes",
-        trigger: 'footer.modal-footer button:contains(Save):contains(Close)'
+        trigger: '.modal-footer button:contains(Save):contains(Close)'
     }, {
         content: "test one2many triggered the onchange on save for the line",
         trigger: '.o_content:has(.tab-pane:eq(0) .o_field_widget tbody tr td.o_readonly_modifier:contains([test_trigger] Demo User))',
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ odoo.define('web.test.x2many', function (require) {
     }, {
         content: "select another user",
         trigger: '.o_field_many2one .o_input_dropdown > input',
-        extra_trigger: 'body:has([role="dialog"]) .tab-pane:eq(0) .o_field_widget tbody tr:has(td:containsExact(d))',
+        extra_trigger: 'body:has(.modal) .tab-pane:eq(0) .o_field_widget tbody tr:has(td:containsExact(d))',
         run: 'text Demo',
     }, {
         content: "select demo user",
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ odoo.define('web.test.x2many', function (require) {
         run: 'text ddd',
     }, {
         content: "save new message ddd",
-        trigger: 'footer.modal-footer button:contains(Save):first',
+        trigger: '.modal-footer button:contains(Save):first',
         extra_trigger: 'textarea[name="body"]:first:propValue(ddd)',
     }, { // trigger onchange
         content: "blur the one2many",
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ odoo.define('web.test.x2many', function (require) {
         run: 'click',
     }, {
         content: "confirm cancel change",
-        trigger: 'footer.modal-footer button:contains(Ok)',
+        trigger: '.modal-footer button:contains(Ok)',
     },
 
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -516,6 +516,6 @@ odoo.define('web.test.x2many', function (require) {
         run: 'click',
     }, {
         content: "confirm cancel change",
-        trigger: 'footer.modal-footer button:contains(Ok)',
+        trigger: '.modal-footer button:contains(Ok)',
     }]);
 });