diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 51adabe626d..a77ea87bf4e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@charset "UTF-8";
+@charset "utf-8";
 @font-face {
   font-family: "mnmliconsRegular";
   src: url("/web/static/src/font/mnmliconsv21-webfont.eot") format("eot");
@@ -605,6 +605,7 @@
   background-color: none;
 }
 .openerp .oe_user_menu .oe_dropdown_options li a {
+  white-space: nowrap;
   display: block;
   padding: 4px 15px;
   clear: both;
@@ -1802,6 +1803,9 @@
   right: 5px;
   top: 3px;
 }
+.openerp .oe_form .oe_form_group_cell .oe_kanban_view {
+  position: static;
+}
 .openerp .oe_form .oe_form_button.oe_button {
   height: 22px;
   color: #4c4c4c;
@@ -2154,6 +2158,15 @@
   color: #333333;
 }
 
+.kitten-mode-activated {
+  background-image: url(http://placekitten.com/g/1365/769);
+  background-size: cover;
+  background-attachment: fixed;
+}
+.kitten-mode-activated > * {
+  opacity: 0.7;
+}
+
 .openerp .oe_form_field_many2one td:first-child {
   position: relative;
 }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index 495251d3982..9fedeed6a51 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ $colour4: #8a89ba
                 display: block
                 background-color: none
                 a
+                    white-space: nowrap
                     display: block
                     padding: 4px 15px
                     clear: both
@@ -1115,8 +1116,6 @@ $colour4: #8a89ba
                         position: absolute
                         left: 4px
                         top: -2px
-
-                        //background: url(/web/static/src/img/icons/gtk-apply.png) no-repeat
                     // after oe_selected so background color is not overridden
                     &:hover
                         background-color: $hover-background
@@ -1443,6 +1442,9 @@ $colour4: #8a89ba
             filter: alpha(opacity=50)
             right: 5px
             top: 3px
+        .oe_form_group_cell .oe_kanban_view
+            // Hack due to absolute positioning of kanban view messing with o2m
+            position: static
     // }}}
     // FormView.buttons {{{
     .oe_form
@@ -1750,6 +1752,13 @@ $colour4: #8a89ba
         color: #333
     // }}}
 
+.kitten-mode-activated
+    background-image: url(http://placekitten.com/g/1365/769)
+    background-size: cover
+    background-attachment: fixed
+    >*
+        opacity: 0.70
+
 // Transitional overrides for old styles {{{
 .openerp
     .oe_form_field_many2one
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
index eb2dcad8624..a36421f2b2b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
@@ -450,6 +450,8 @@ instance.web.DatabaseManager = instance.web.Widget.extend({
 instance.web.Login =  instance.web.Widget.extend({
     template: "Login",
     remember_credentials: true,
+    _db_list: null,
+
     init: function(parent) {
         this._super(parent);
         this.has_local_storage = typeof(localStorage) != 'undefined';
@@ -478,23 +480,33 @@ instance.web.Login =  instance.web.Widget.extend({
                 self.databasemanager.destroy();
                 self.$element.find('.oe_login_bottom').show();
                 self.$element.find('.oe_login_pane').show();
-                self.load_db_list();
+                self.load_db_list(true).then(self.proxy('_db_list_loaded'));
             });
         });
-        self.load_db_list();
+        return self.load_db_list().then(self.proxy('_db_list_loaded'));
     },
-    load_db_list: function () {
-        var self = this;
-        self.rpc("/web/database/get_list", {}, function(result) {
-            self.set_db_list(result.db_list);
-        }, function(error, event) {
-            if (error.data.fault_code === 'AccessDenied') {
-                event.preventDefault();
-            }
-        });
+    load_db_list: function (force) {
+        var d = $.when(), self = this;
+        if (_.isNull(this._db_list) || force) {
+            d = self.rpc("/web/database/get_list", {}, function(result) {
+                self._db_list = _.clone(result.db_list);
+            }, function(error, event) {
+                if (error.data.fault_code === 'AccessDenied') {
+                    event.preventDefault();
+                }
+            });
+        }
+        return d;
     },
-    set_db_list: function (list) {
+    _db_list_loaded: function () {
+        var list = this._db_list,
+            dbdiv = this.$element.find('div.oe_login_dbpane');
         this.$element.find("[name=db]").replaceWith(instance.web.qweb.render('Login.dblist', { db_list: list, selected_db: this.selected_db}));
+        if(list && list.length === 1) {
+            dbdiv.hide();
+        } else {
+            dbdiv.show();
+        }
     },
     on_submit: function(ev) {
         if(ev) {
@@ -521,7 +533,7 @@ instance.web.Login =  instance.web.Widget.extend({
     do_login: function (db, login, password) {
         var self = this;
         this.$element.removeClass('oe_login_invalid');
-        this.session.session_authenticate(db, login, password).then(function() {
+        return this.session.session_authenticate(db, login, password).pipe(function() {
             if (self.has_local_storage) {
                 if(self.remember_credentials) {
                     localStorage.setItem('last_db_login_success', db);
@@ -846,7 +858,7 @@ instance.web.WebClient = instance.web.Widget.extend({
         var self = this;
         this.$element.addClass("openerp openerp-web-client-container");
         if (jQuery.param !== undefined && jQuery.deparam(jQuery.param.querystring()).kitten !== undefined) {
-            self.$element.addClass("kitten-mode-activated");
+            $("body").addClass("kitten-mode-activated");
             self.$element.delegate('img.oe-record-edit-link-img', 'hover', function(e) {
                 self.$element.toggleClass('clark-gable');
             });
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/corelib.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/corelib.js
index a7ef3eb9b23..94c748f839c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/corelib.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/corelib.js
@@ -331,6 +331,9 @@ instance.web.EventDispatcherMixin = _.extend({}, instance.web.ParentedMixin, {
     },
     on: function(events, dest, func) {
         var self = this;
+        if (!(func instanceof Function)) {
+            throw new Error("Event handler must be a function.");
+        }
         events = events.split(/\s+/);
         _.each(events, function(eventName) {
             self.__edispatcherEvents.on(eventName, func, dest);
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/coresetup.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/coresetup.js
index 37e80e44d35..4defde54a3c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/coresetup.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/coresetup.js
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ instance.web.Session = instance.web.JsonRPC.extend( /** @lends instance.web.Sess
         var base_location = document.location.protocol + '//' + document.location.host;
         var params = { db: db, login: login, password: password, base_location: base_location };
         return this.rpc("/web/session/authenticate", params).pipe(function(result) {
+            if (!result.uid) {
+                return $.Deferred().reject();
+            }
+
             _.extend(self, {
                 session_id: result.session_id,
                 db: result.db,
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/css/kanban.css b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/css/kanban.css
index f506f2e4795..3512398bffa 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/css/kanban.css
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/css/kanban.css
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 @charset "utf-8";
 .openerp .oe_kanban_view {
   position: absolute;
-  top: 111px;
+  top: 118px;
   bottom: 0;
+  left: 221px;
+  right: 0;
 }
 .openerp .oe_kanban_view .ui-sortable-placeholder {
   border: 1px dotted black;
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@
 }
 .openerp .oe_kanban_view .oe_kanban_groups {
   height: 100%;
+  width: 100%;
 }
 .openerp .oe_kanban_view .oe_kanban_group_title {
   margin: 1px 1px 4px;
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@
   position: relative;
   display: block;
   min-height: 50px;
-  margin: 6px 0;
+  margin: 0;
   display: block;
   -moz-border-radius: 4px;
   -webkit-border-radius: 4px;
@@ -154,6 +157,9 @@
   font-weight: bold;
   margin: 2px 4px;
 }
+.openerp .oe_kanban_view .oe_kanban_grouped .oe_kanban_record {
+  margin-bottom: 6px;
+}
 .openerp .oe_kanban_view .oe_kanban_gravatar {
   display: block;
   width: 20px;
@@ -296,7 +302,6 @@
   border: 1px solid #d8d8d8;
   border-bottom-color: #b9b9b9;
   padding: 6px;
-  margin: 6px 0;
   display: block;
   -moz-border-radius: 4px;
   -webkit-border-radius: 4px;
@@ -315,6 +320,11 @@
 }
 .openerp .oe_kanban_view .oe_kanban_card h3 {
   margin: 0 16px 0 0;
+  color: #4c4c4c;
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+.openerp .oe_kanban_view .oe_kanban_card h3:hover {
+  text-decoration: none;
 }
 .openerp .oe_kanban_view .oe_kanban_star {
   float: left;
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/css/kanban.sass b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/css/kanban.sass
index e38439d0da7..cad7b2e228d 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/css/kanban.sass
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/css/kanban.sass
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@
 .openerp .oe_kanban_view
     // KanbanView {{{
     position: absolute
-    top: 111px
+    top: 118px
     bottom: 0
+    left: 221px
+    right: 0
     .ui-sortable-placeholder
         border: 1px dotted black
         visibility: visible !important
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@
     // KanbanGroups {{{
     .oe_kanban_groups
         height: 100%
+        width: 100%
     .oe_kanban_group_title
         margin: 1px 1px 4px
         padding-left: 2px
@@ -139,7 +142,7 @@
         position: relative
         display: block
         min-height: 50px
-        margin: 6px 0
+        margin: 0
         display: block
         @include radius(4px)
         &:last-child
@@ -147,6 +150,8 @@
         .oe_kanban_title
             font-weight: bold
             margin: 2px 4px
+    .oe_kanban_grouped .oe_kanban_record
+        margin-bottom: 6px
     .oe_kanban_gravatar
         display: block
         width: 20px
@@ -256,7 +261,6 @@
         border: 1px solid #d8d8d8
         border-bottom-color: #b9b9b9
         padding: 6px
-        margin: 6px 0
         display: block
         @include radius(4px)
         &:last-child
@@ -267,6 +271,10 @@
                 display: block
         h3
             margin: 0 16px 0 0
+            color: #4c4c4c
+            text-decoration: none
+        h3:hover
+            text-decoration: none
     .oe_kanban_star
         float: left
         position: inline-block
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
index 801e8edaee1..60ff0891525 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
@@ -39,20 +39,16 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanView = instance.web.View.extend({
         var self = this;
         this._super.apply(this, arguments);
         // Bind kanban cards dropdown menus
-        this.$element.on('click', '.oe_kanban_menuaction', function() {
-            var $menu = $(this).next('.oe_kanban_menu');
-            var toggle = $menu.is(':visible');
-            self.$element.find('.oe_kanban_menu').hide();
-            $menu.toggle(!toggle);
-            return false;
+        $('html').on('click.kanban', function() {
+            self.trigger('hide_menus');
         });
-        $('html').on('click', function() {
+        this.on('hide_menus', this, function() {
             self.$element.find('.oe_kanban_menu').hide();
         });
     },
     destroy: function() {
         this._super.apply(this, arguments);
-        $('html').off('click');
+        $('html').off('click.kanban');
     },
     on_loaded: function(data) {
         this.fields_view = data;
@@ -590,8 +586,8 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanRecord = instance.web.OldWidget.extend({
             this.$element.children(':first').addClass('oe_kanban_draghandle');
         }
 
-        this.$element.find('.oe_kanban_action').click(function(ev) {
-            ev.preventDefault();
+        this.$element.find('.oe_kanban_action').click(function() {
+            self.view.trigger('hide_menus');
             var $action = $(this),
                 type = $action.data('type') || 'button',
                 method = 'do_action_' + (type === 'action' ? 'object' : type);
@@ -602,7 +598,31 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanRecord = instance.web.OldWidget.extend({
             } else {
                 self.do_warn("Kanban: no action for type : " + type);
             }
+            return false;
         });
+
+        this.$element.on('click', '.oe_kanban_menuaction', function() {
+            var $menu = $(this).next('.oe_kanban_menu');
+            var show = !$menu.is(':visible');
+            self.view.trigger('hide_menus');
+            var doc_width = $(document).width();
+            $menu.toggle(show);
+            if (show) {
+                var offset = $menu.offset();
+                var menu_width = $menu.width();
+                var x = doc_width - offset.left - menu_width - 15;
+                if (x < 0) {
+                    $menu.offset({ left: offset.left + x }).width(menu_width);
+                }
+            }
+            return false;
+        });
+
+        this.$element.on('click', this.on_card_clicked);
+    },
+    on_card_clicked: function() {
+        this.view.trigger('hide_menus');
+        this.view.open_record(this.id);
     },
     setup_color_picker: function() {
         var self = this;
@@ -611,8 +631,8 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanRecord = instance.web.OldWidget.extend({
             $el.html(QWeb.render('KanbanColorPicker', {
                 widget: this
             }));
-            $el.on('click', 'a', function(ev) {
-                ev.preventDefault();
+            $el.on('click', 'a', function() {
+                self.view.trigger('hide_menus');
                 var color_field = $(this).parents('.oe_kanban_colorpicker').first().data('field') || 'color';
                 var data = {};
                 data[color_field] = $(this).data('color');
@@ -620,6 +640,7 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanRecord = instance.web.OldWidget.extend({
                     self.record[color_field] = $(this).data('color');
                     self.do_reload();
                 });
+                return false;
             });
         }
     },
@@ -654,6 +675,7 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanRecord = instance.web.OldWidget.extend({
                 var $render = $(self.render());
                 self.$element.replaceWith($render);
                 self.$element = $render;
+                self.$element.data('widget', self);
                 self.bind_events();
                 self.group.compute_cards_auto_height();
             } else {