diff --git a/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense.py b/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense.py
index 68d607b0335..dc835dfacde 100644
--- a/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense.py
+++ b/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class hr_expense_expense(osv.osv):
         'department_id':fields.many2one('hr.department','Department'),
         'company_id': fields.many2one('res.company', 'Company', required=True),
         'state': fields.selection([
-            ('draft', 'Draft'),
+            ('draft', 'New'),
             ('confirm', 'Waiting Approval'),
             ('accepted', 'Approved'),
             ('invoiced', 'Invoiced'),
diff --git a/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_view.xml b/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_view.xml
index 60dffa22d24..886750b11f6 100644
--- a/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_view.xml
@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@
                                     </group>
                                 </form>
                             </field>
-                            <field name="state"/>
+                            <field name="state" widget="statusbar" statusbar_visible=" draft, confirm, accepted, invoiced" statusbar_colors="{'confirm':'blue','cancelled':'red'}"/>
                             <group col="6" colspan="2">
                                 <button name="draft" states="confirm,cancelled" string="Set to Draft" type="workflow" icon="gtk-convert" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
                                 <button name="refuse" states="confirm,accepted" string="Refuse" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no" groups="base.group_hr_user" />
-                                <button name="confirm" states="draft" string="Confirm" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply"/>
+                                <button name="confirm" states="draft" string="Submit to Manager" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply"/>
                                 <button name="invoice" states="accepted" string="Invoice" type="object" icon="gtk-go-forward" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
                                 <button name="validate" states="confirm" string="Approve" type="workflow" icon="gtk-go-forward" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
                             </group>
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays.py b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays.py
index 612b890b723..f3e4b867420 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays.py
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class hr_holidays(osv.osv):
 
     _columns = {
         'name': fields.char('Description', required=True, size=64),
-        'state': fields.selection([('draft', 'Draft'), ('confirm', 'Waiting Approval'), ('refuse', 'Refused'),
+        'state': fields.selection([('draft', 'New'), ('confirm', 'Waiting Approval'), ('refuse', 'Refused'),
             ('validate1', 'Waiting Second Approval'), ('validate', 'Approved'), ('cancel', 'Cancelled')],
             'State', readonly=True, help='The state is set to \'Draft\', when a holiday request is created.\
             \nThe state is \'Waiting Approval\', when holiday request is confirmed by user.\
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
index 99d0c611314..552d48fa7c8 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
                             <separator string="Reasons" colspan="4"/>
                             <field name="notes" nolabel="1" colspan="4"/>
                             <newline/>
-                            <field name="state" colspan="2"/>
+                            <field name="state" widget="statusbar" statusbar_visible=" draft, confirm, validate" statusbar_colors="{'confirm':'blue','validate1':'blue','refuse':'red'}" colspan="2"/>
                             <group colspan="2" col="6">
                                 <button string="Refuse" name="refuse" states="confirm,validate1" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no" groups="base.group_hr_user,base.group_hr_manager"/>
                                 <button string="Confirm" name="confirm" states="draft" type="workflow" icon="gtk-yes"/>
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
                         <separator string="Reasons" colspan="4"/>
                         <field name="notes" nolabel="1" colspan="4"/>
                         <newline/>
-                        <field name="state" colspan="2"/>
+                        <field name="state" widget="statusbar" statusbar_visible=" draft, confirm, validate" statusbar_colors="{'confirm':'blue','validate1':'blue','refuse':'red'}" colspan="2"/>
                         <group colspan="2" col="6">
                             <button string="Refuse" name="refuse" states="confirm" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
                             <button string="Confirm" name="confirm" states="draft" type="workflow" icon="gtk-yes"/>
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
index 629b1c68012..ce081cbd99c 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
                         </group>
                         <separator colspan="4" string="Status"/>
                         <group col="8" colspan="4">
-                            <field name="state"/>
+                            <field name="state" widget="statusbar" statusbar_visible=" draft, open, done" statusbar_colors="{'pending':'blue'}"/>
                             <button name="case_cancel" string="Refuse" states="draft,open,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
                             <button name="case_open" string="In Progress" states="draft,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-go-forward"/>
                             <button name="case_pending" string="Pending" states="open" type="object" icon="gtk-media-pause"/>
diff --git a/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py b/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
index af756d34c5f..302000950a1 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
+++ b/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class project_issue(crm.crm_case, osv.osv):
                                  domain="[('partner_id','=',partner_id)]"),
         'company_id': fields.many2one('res.company', 'Company'),
         'description': fields.text('Description'),
-        'state': fields.selection([('draft', 'New'), ('open', 'To Do'), ('cancel', 'Cancelled'), ('done', 'Closed'),('pending', 'Pending'), ], 'State', size=16, readonly=True,
+        'state': fields.selection([('draft', 'New'), ('open', 'To Solve'), ('cancel', 'Cancelled'), ('done', 'Closed'),('pending', 'Pending'), ], 'State', size=16, readonly=True,
                                   help='The state is set to \'Draft\', when a case is created.\
                                   \nIf the case is in progress the state is set to \'Open\'.\
                                   \nWhen the case is over, the state is set to \'Done\'.\
diff --git a/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml b/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
index ce66320897a..f4b67716925 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@
                             <field name="description" nolabel="1" colspan="4"/>
                             <separator colspan="4"/>
                             <group col="8" colspan="4">
-                            <field name="state" />
+                            <field name="state" widget="statusbar" statusbar_visible=" draft, open, done" statusbar_colors="{'pending':'blue'}"/>
                             <button name="case_cancel" string="Cancel" states="draft,open,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
-                            <button name="case_open" string="Open" states="draft,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-go-forward"/>
+                            <button name="case_open" string="Solve" states="draft,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-go-forward"/>
                             <button name="case_close" string="Close" states="open,draft,pending" type="object" icon="terp-dialog-close"/>
                             <button name="case_pending" string="Pending" states="draft,open" type="object" icon="gtk-media-pause"/>
                             <button name="case_escalate" string="Escalate" states="open,draft,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-go-up"/>