diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/__openerp__.py b/openerp/addons/base/__openerp__.py
index 5b65bff4bd7..3fdb8c6448d 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/__openerp__.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/__openerp__.py
@@ -25,20 +25,21 @@
     'name': 'Base',
     'version': '1.3',
     'category': 'Hidden',
-    'description': """The kernel of OpenERP, needed for all installation.""",
+    'description': """
+The kernel of OpenERP, needed for all installation.
+===================================================
+""",
     'author': 'OpenERP SA',
     'maintainer': 'OpenERP SA',
     'website': 'http://www.openerp.com',
     'depends': [],
-    'init_xml': [
+    'data': [
         'base_data.xml',
         'security/base_security.xml',
         'base_menu.xml',
         'res/res_security.xml',
         'res/res_config.xml',
-        'data/res.country.state.csv'
-    ],
-    'update_xml': [
+        'data/res.country.state.csv',
         'ir/wizard/wizard_menu_view.xml',
         'ir/ir.xml',
         'ir/ir_filters.xml',
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@
         'res/res_widget_data.xml',
         'publisher_warranty/publisher_warranty_data.xml',
     ],
-    'demo_xml': [
+    'demo': [
         'base_demo.xml',
         'res/res_partner_demo.xml',
         'res/res_partner_demo.yml',
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/base_menu.xml b/openerp/addons/base/base_menu.xml
index 770e0e2d329..f3e0cda7e12 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/base_menu.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/base_menu.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <openerp>
-    <data>
+    <data noupdate="1">
 
         <!-- Top menu item -->
         <menuitem name="Reporting"
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/module/module.py b/openerp/addons/base/module/module.py
index 5751ed678eb..d523ff0ac7f 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/module/module.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/module/module.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from openerp import modules, pooler, release, tools, addons
 from openerp.tools.parse_version import parse_version
 from openerp.tools.translate import _
 from openerp.osv import fields, osv, orm
+from docutils.core import publish_string
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -94,6 +95,15 @@ class module(osv.osv):
                           'module %s', name, exc_info=True)
         return info
 
+    def _get_desc(self, cr, uid, ids, field_name=None, arg=None, context=None):
+        res = dict.fromkeys(ids, '')
+        for module in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
+            desc = self.get_module_info(module.name).get('description', '')
+            overrides = dict(embed_stylesheet=False, doctitle_xform=False, output_encoding='unicode')
+            output = publish_string(source=desc, writer_name='html', settings_overrides=overrides)
+            res[module.id] = output
+        return res
+
     def _get_latest_version(self, cr, uid, ids, field_name=None, arg=None, context=None):
         res = dict.fromkeys(ids, '')
         for m in self.browse(cr, uid, ids):
@@ -182,7 +192,7 @@ class module(osv.osv):
         'category_id': fields.many2one('ir.module.category', 'Category', readonly=True, select=True),
         'shortdesc': fields.char('Module Name', size=64, readonly=True, translate=True),
         'summary': fields.char('Summary', size=64, readonly=True, translate=True),
-        'description': fields.text("Description", readonly=True, translate=True),
+        'description': fields.function(_get_desc, string='Description', type='html', method=True, readonly=True, store=True),
         'author': fields.char("Author", size=128, readonly=True),
         'maintainer': fields.char('Maintainer', size=128, readonly=True),
         'contributors': fields.text('Contributors', readonly=True),
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/module/module_view.xml b/openerp/addons/base/module/module_view.xml
index 19f9dbdaa44..ec7db50bbe6 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/module/module_view.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/module/module_view.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
             <field name="model">ir.module.module</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <search string="Search modules">
-                    <field name="name" filter_domain="['|', '|', '|', ('description', 'ilike', self), ('summary', 'ilike', self), ('shortdesc', 'ilike', self), ('name',
+                    <field name="name" filter_domain="['|', '|', ('summary', 'ilike', self), ('shortdesc', 'ilike', self), ('name',
                         'ilike', self)]"/>
                     <filter name="app" icon="terp-check" string="Apps" domain="[('application', '=', 1)]"/>
                     <filter name="extra" icon="terp-check" string="Extra" domain="[('application', '=', 0)]"/>
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_config.xml b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_config.xml
index bdfd6ab329c..a705250b989 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_config.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_config.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <openerp>
-    <data>
+    <data noupdate="1">
         <record id="res_config_view_base" model="ir.ui.view">
             <field name="name">res.config.view.base</field>
             <field name="model">res.config</field>
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_security.xml b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_security.xml
index f02abd90985..8aa18bd8df4 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_security.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_security.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <openerp>
-<data noupdate="0">
+<data noupdate="1">
 
     <record model="res.groups" id="group_partner_manager">
         <field name="name">Partner Manager</field>
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/security/base_security.xml b/openerp/addons/base/security/base_security.xml
index cd0b7e999b3..11be6e35bd1 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/security/base_security.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/security/base_security.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <openerp>
-    <data noupdate="0">
+    <data noupdate="1">
 
 <!--
  Users Groups
diff --git a/openerp/import_xml.rng b/openerp/import_xml.rng
index bf5a9e1800e..5dd789c6e95 100644
--- a/openerp/import_xml.rng
+++ b/openerp/import_xml.rng
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@
             <rng:optional> <rng:attribute name="string"/> </rng:optional>
             <rng:optional> <rng:attribute name="sequence"/> </rng:optional>
             <rng:optional> <rng:attribute name="groups"/> </rng:optional>
-            <rng:optional> <rng:attribute name="type"/> </rng:optional>
             <rng:optional> <rng:attribute name="menu"/> </rng:optional>
             <rng:empty />
         </rng:element>
diff --git a/openerp/tools/convert.py b/openerp/tools/convert.py
index 36f560ba62c..8269fa5d7ff 100644
--- a/openerp/tools/convert.py
+++ b/openerp/tools/convert.py
@@ -591,7 +591,21 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
 
         if rec.get('action'):
             a_action = rec.get('action','').encode('utf8')
-            a_type = rec.get('type','').encode('utf8') or 'act_window'
+
+            # determine the type of action
+            if '.' in a_action:
+                # action referring to another module
+                a_action_module, a_action_name = a_action.split('.')
+            else:
+                # local action: use current module
+                a_action_module = self.module
+                a_action_name = a_action
+
+            # fetch the model and the res id
+            ir_action_ref = self.pool.get('ir.model.data').get_object_reference(cr, self.uid, a_action_module, a_action_name)
+            # get the part of the model we need
+            a_type = ir_action_ref[0].split('.')[-1]
+
             icons = {
                 "act_window": 'STOCK_NEW',
                 "report.xml": 'STOCK_PASTE',
@@ -601,6 +615,7 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
                 "server": 'STOCK_EXECUTE',
             }
             values['icon'] = icons.get(a_type,'STOCK_NEW')
+
             if a_type=='act_window':
                 a_id = self.id_get(cr, a_action)
                 cr.execute('select view_type,view_mode,name,view_id,target from ir_act_window where id=%s', (int(a_id),))
@@ -627,7 +642,7 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
                     values['icon'] = 'STOCK_EXECUTE'
                 if not values.get('name', False):
                     values['name'] = action_name
-            
+
             elif a_type in ['wizard', 'url', 'client', 'server'] and not values.get('name'):
                 a_id = self.id_get(cr, a_action)
                 a_table = 'ir_act_%s' % a_type