diff --git a/addons/base/controllers/main.py b/addons/base/controllers/main.py
index bc6bc141863..7098f7f8f90 100644
--- a/addons/base/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/base/controllers/main.py
@@ -171,8 +171,9 @@ class Session(openerpweb.Controller):
                 a list of fields to group by, potentially empty (in which case
                 no group by should be performed)
         """
-        context = req.session.eval_context(openerpweb.nonliterals.CompoundContext(*contexts))
-        domain = req.session.eval_domain(openerpweb.nonliterals.CompoundDomain(*(domains or [])), context)
+        context, domain = eval_context_and_domain(req.session,
+                                                  openerpweb.nonliterals.CompoundContext(*(contexts or [])),
+                                                  openerpweb.nonliterals.CompoundDomain(*(domains or [])))
         
         group_by_sequence = []
         for candidate in (group_by_seq or []):
@@ -233,12 +234,12 @@ class Session(openerpweb.Controller):
         
 def eval_context_and_domain(session, context, domain=None):
     e_context = session.eval_context(context)
-    e_domain = session.eval_domain(domain or [], e_context)
+    # should we give the evaluated context as an evaluation context to the domain?
+    e_domain = session.eval_domain(domain or [])
 
-    return (e_context, e_domain)
+    return e_context, e_domain
         
 def load_actions_from_ir_values(req, key, key2, models, meta, context):
-    context['bin_size'] = False # Possible upstream bug. Antony says not to loose time on this.
     Values = req.session.model('ir.values')
     actions = Values.get(key, key2, models, meta, context)
 
@@ -249,12 +250,12 @@ def load_actions_from_ir_values(req, key, key2, models, meta, context):
 
 def clean_action(action, session):
     # values come from the server, we can just eval them
-    if isinstance(action['context'], basestring):
+    if isinstance(action.get('context', None), basestring):
         action['context'] = eval(
             action['context'],
             session.evaluation_context()) or {}
 
-    if isinstance(action['domain'], basestring):
+    if isinstance(action.get('domain', None), basestring):
         action['domain'] = eval(
             action['domain'],
             session.evaluation_context(
@@ -285,13 +286,15 @@ def fix_view_modes(action):
     if action.pop('view_type') != 'form':
         return
 
-    action['view_mode'] = ','.join(
-        mode if mode != 'tree' else 'list'
-        for mode in action['view_mode'].split(','))
-    action['views'] = [
-        [id, mode if mode != 'tree' else 'list']
-        for id, mode in action['views']
-    ]
+    if action.has_key('view_mode'):
+        action['view_mode'] = ','.join(
+            mode if mode != 'tree' else 'list'
+            for mode in action['view_mode'].split(','))
+    if action.has_key('views'):
+        action['views'] = [
+            [id, mode if mode != 'tree' else 'list']
+            for id, mode in action['views']
+        ]
     return action
 
 class Menu(openerpweb.Controller):
@@ -435,23 +438,31 @@ class DataSet(openerpweb.Controller):
         return {'result': r}
 
     @openerpweb.jsonrequest
-    def unlink(self, request, model, ids=[]):
+    def unlink(self, request, model, ids=()):
         Model = request.session.model(model)
         return Model.unlink(ids, request.session.eval_context(request.context))
 
-    @openerpweb.jsonrequest
-    def call(self, req, model, method, args, domain_id=None, context_id=None):
+    def call_common(self, req, model, method, args, domain_id=None, context_id=None):
         domain = args[domain_id] if domain_id and len(args) - 1 >= domain_id  else []
         context = args[context_id] if context_id and len(args) - 1 >= context_id  else {}
-        c, d = eval_context_and_domain(req.session, context, domain);
-        if(domain_id and len(args) - 1 >= domain_id):
+        c, d = eval_context_and_domain(req.session, context, domain)
+        if domain_id and len(args) - 1 >= domain_id:
             args[domain_id] = d
-        if(context_id and len(args) - 1 >= context_id):
+        if context_id and len(args) - 1 >= context_id:
             args[context_id] = c
-        
-        m = req.session.model(model)
-        r = getattr(m, method)(*args)
-        return {'result': r}
+
+        return getattr(req.session.model(model), method)(*args)
+
+    @openerpweb.jsonrequest
+    def call(self, req, model, method, args, domain_id=None, context_id=None):
+        return {'result': self.call_common(req, model, method, args, domain_id, context_id)}
+
+    @openerpweb.jsonrequest
+    def call_button(self, req, model, method, args, domain_id=None, context_id=None):
+        action = self.call_common(req, model, method, args, domain_id, context_id)
+        if isinstance(action, dict) and action.get('type') != '':
+            clean_action(action, req.session)
+        return {'result': action}
 
     @openerpweb.jsonrequest
     def exec_workflow(self, req, model, id, signal):
@@ -701,7 +712,7 @@ class Binary(openerpweb.Controller):
         for key, val in cherrypy.request.headers.iteritems():
             headers[key.lower()] = val
         size = int(headers.get('content-length', 0))
-        # TODO: might be usefull to have a configuration flag for max-lenght file uploads
+        # TODO: might be useful to have a configuration flag for max-length file uploads
         try:
             out = """<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
                         var win = window.top.window,
@@ -756,7 +767,6 @@ class Action(openerpweb.Controller):
         Actions = req.session.model('ir.actions.actions')
         value = False
         context = req.session.eval_context(req.context)
-        context["bin_size"] = False
         action_type = Actions.read([action_id], ['type'], context)
         if action_type:
             action = req.session.model(action_type[0]['type']).read([action_id], False,
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/chrome.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/chrome.js
index b019d7f1867..5e1c7432cb8 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/chrome.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/chrome.js
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ openerp.base.callback = function(obj, method) {
         for(var i = 0; i < callback.callback_chain.length; i++)  {
             var c = callback.callback_chain[i];
             if(c.unique) {
-                // al: obscure but shortening C-style hack, sorry
-                callback.callback_chain.pop(i--);
+                callback.callback_chain.splice(i, 1);
+                i -= 1;
             }
             r = c.callback.apply(c.self, c.args.concat(args));
             // TODO special value to stop the chain
@@ -137,6 +137,29 @@ openerp.base.Registry = Class.extend( /** @lends openerp.base.Registry# */ {
         }
         return object_match;
     },
+    /**
+     * Tries a number of keys, and returns the first object matching one of
+     * the keys.
+     *
+     * @param {Array} keys a sequence of keys to fetch the object for
+     * @returns {Class} the first class found matching an object
+     *
+     * @throws {openerp.base.KeyNotFound} if none of the keys was in the mapping
+     * @trows {openerp.base.ObjectNotFound} if a found object path was invalid
+     */
+    get_any: function (keys) {
+        for (var i=0; i<keys.length; ++i) {
+            try {
+                return this.get_object(keys[i]);
+            } catch (e) {
+                if (e instanceof openerp.base.KeyNotFound) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                throw e;
+            }
+        }
+        throw new openerp.base.KeyNotFound(keys.join(','));
+    },
     /**
      * Adds a new key and value to the registry.
      *
@@ -261,13 +284,12 @@ openerp.base.generate_null_object_class = function(claz, add) {
         }
         if (prototype.prototype)
             copy_proto(prototype.prototype);
-    }
+    };
     copy_proto(claz.prototype);
-    var init = openerp.base.BasicController.prototype.init;
-    newer.init = init;
+    newer.init = openerp.base.BasicController.prototype.init;
     var tmpclass = claz.extend(newer);
     return tmpclass.extend(add || {});
-}
+};
 
 openerp.base.Notification =  openerp.base.BasicController.extend({
     init: function(element_id) {
@@ -328,30 +350,39 @@ openerp.base.Session = openerp.base.BasicController.extend( /** @lends openerp.b
      * @param {Object} params call parameters
      * @param {Function} success_callback function to execute on RPC call success
      * @param {Function} error_callback function to execute on RPC call failure
+     * one
      * @returns {jQuery.Deferred} jquery-provided ajax deferred
      */
     rpc: function(url, params, success_callback, error_callback) {
+        var self = this;
         // Construct a JSON-RPC2 request, method is currently unused
         params.session_id = this.session_id;
-        params.context = typeof(params.context) != "undefined" ? params.context  : this.context;
-
-        // Use a default error handler unless defined
-        error_callback = typeof(error_callback) != "undefined" ? error_callback : this.on_rpc_error;
+        // niv: wtf?
+        //params.context = typeof(params.context) != "undefined" ? params.context  : this.context;
 
         // Call using the rpc_mode
-        return this.rpc_ajax(url, {
+        var deferred = $.Deferred();
+        this.rpc_ajax(url, {
             jsonrpc: "2.0",
             method: "call",
             params: params,
             id:null
-        }, success_callback, error_callback);
+        }).then(function () {deferred.resolve.apply(deferred, arguments);},
+        function(error) {deferred.reject(error, $.Event());});
+        return deferred.fail(function() {
+            deferred.fail(function(error, event) {
+                if (!event.isDefaultPrevented()) {
+                    self.on_rpc_error(error, event);
+                }
+            });
+        }).then(success_callback, error_callback).promise();
     },
     /**
      * Raw JSON-RPC call
      *
      * @returns {jQuery.Deferred} ajax-based deferred object
      */
-    rpc_ajax: function(url, payload, success_callback, error_callback) {
+    rpc_ajax: function(url, payload) {
         var self = this;
         this.on_rpc_request();
         // url can be an $.ajax option object
@@ -366,33 +397,35 @@ openerp.base.Session = openerp.base.BasicController.extend( /** @lends openerp.b
             dataType: 'json',
             contentType: 'application/json',
             data: JSON.stringify(payload),
-            processData: false,
-            success: function(response, textStatus, jqXHR) {
+            processData: false
+        }, url);
+        var deferred = $.Deferred();
+        $.ajax(ajax).done(function(response, textStatus, jqXHR) {
                 self.on_rpc_response();
                 if (response.error) {
                     if (response.error.data.type == "session_invalid") {
                         self.uid = false;
                         self.on_session_invalid(function() {
-                            self.rpc(url, payload.params, success_callback, error_callback);
+                            self.rpc(url, payload.params,
+                                function() {deferred.resolve.apply(deferred, arguments);},
+                                function() {deferred.reject.apply(deferred, arguments);});
                         });
                     } else {
-                        error_callback(response.error);
+                        deferred.reject(response.error);
                     }
-                } else if (success_callback) {
-                    success_callback(response["result"], textStatus, jqXHR);
+                } else {
+                    deferred.resolve(response["result"], textStatus, jqXHR);
                 }
-            },
-            error: function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
+            }).fail(function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
                 self.on_rpc_response();
                 var error = {
                     code: -32098,
                     message: "XmlHttpRequestError " + errorThrown,
                     data: {type: "xhr"+textStatus, debug: jqXHR.responseText, objects: [jqXHR, errorThrown] }
                 };
-                error_callback(error);
-            }
-        }, url);
-        return $.ajax(ajax);
+                deferred.reject(error);
+            });
+        return deferred.promise();
     },
     on_rpc_request: function() {
     },
@@ -557,7 +590,7 @@ openerp.base.Controller = openerp.base.BasicController.extend( /** @lends opener
      */
     controller_get: function(key) {
         return this.controller_registry[key];
-        // OR should contrustct it ? setting parent correctly ?
+        // OR should build it ? setting parent correctly ?
         // function construct(constructor, args) {
         //     function F() {
         //         return constructor.apply(this, args);
@@ -617,7 +650,7 @@ openerp.base.Controller = openerp.base.BasicController.extend( /** @lends opener
             }
             // TODO if post prefix
             //this.element_id = _.uniqueId(_.toArray(arguments).join('_'));
-        };
+        }
     },
     /**
      * Performs a JSON-RPC call
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/data.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/data.js
index b3ddd7750c8..a8cdfb7f201 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/data.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/data.js
@@ -196,9 +196,7 @@ openerp.base.GrouplessDataGroup = openerp.base.DataGroup.extend(
         this._super(session, model, domain, context, null, level);
     },
     list: function (ifGroups, ifRecords) {
-        ifRecords(_.extend(
-                new openerp.base.DataSetSearch(this.session, this.model),
-                {domain: this.domain, context: this.context}));
+        ifRecords(new openerp.base.DataSetSearch(this.session, this.model, this.context, this.domain));
     }
 });
 
@@ -236,20 +234,19 @@ openerp.base.DataSet =  openerp.base.Controller.extend( /** @lends openerp.base.
         this.model = model;
         this.context = context || {};
         this.index = null;
-        this.count = 0;
     },
     start: function() {
     },
     previous: function () {
         this.index -= 1;
         if (this.index < 0) {
-            this.index = this.count - 1;
+            this.index = this.ids.length - 1;
         }
         return this;
     },
     next: function () {
         this.index += 1;
-        if (this.index >= this.count) {
+        if (this.index >= this.ids.length) {
             this.index = 0;
         }
         return this;
@@ -262,7 +259,8 @@ openerp.base.DataSet =  openerp.base.Controller.extend( /** @lends openerp.base.
         return this.rpc('/base/dataset/get', {
             model: this.model,
             ids: ids,
-            fields: fields
+            fields: fields,
+            context: this.get_context()
         }, callback);
     },
     /**
@@ -287,19 +285,18 @@ openerp.base.DataSet =  openerp.base.Controller.extend( /** @lends openerp.base.
             });
         }
     },
-    default_get: function(fields, context, callback) {
-        context = context || this.context;
+    default_get: function(fields, callback) {
         return this.rpc('/base/dataset/default_get', {
             model: this.model,
             fields: fields,
-            context: context
+            context: this.get_context()
         }, callback);
     },
     create: function(data, callback, error_callback) {
         return this.rpc('/base/dataset/create', {
             model: this.model,
             data: data,
-            context: this.context
+            context: this.get_context()
         }, callback, error_callback);
     },
     write: function (id, data, callback) {
@@ -307,12 +304,12 @@ openerp.base.DataSet =  openerp.base.Controller.extend( /** @lends openerp.base.
             model: this.model,
             id: id,
             data: data,
-            context: this.context
+            context: this.get_context()
         }, callback);
     },
     unlink: function(ids, callback, error_callback) {
         var self = this;
-        return this.call_and_eval("unlink", [ids, this.context], null, 1,
+        return this.call_and_eval("unlink", [ids, this.get_context()], null, 1,
             callback, error_callback);
     },
     call: function (method, args, callback, error_callback) {
@@ -331,14 +328,28 @@ openerp.base.DataSet =  openerp.base.Controller.extend( /** @lends openerp.base.
             args: args || []
         }, callback, error_callback);
     },
-    /**
-     * Arguments:
-     * name='', args=[], operator='ilike', context=None, limit=100
+    call_button: function (method, args, callback, error_callback) {
+        return this.rpc('/base/dataset/call_button', {
+            model: this.model,
+            method: method,
+            domain_id: null,
+            context_id: 1,
+            args: args || []
+        }, callback, error_callback);
+    },
+    name_get: function(ids, callback) {
+        return this.call_and_eval('name_get', [ids, this.get_context()], null, 1, callback);
+    },
+    /*
+     * args = domain
      */
-    name_search: function (args, callback, error_callback) {
+    name_search: function (name, args, operator, limit, callback) {
         return this.call_and_eval('name_search',
-            args, 1, 3,
-            callback, error_callback);
+            [name || '', args || false, operator || 'ilike', this.get_context(), limit || 100],
+            1, 3, callback);
+    },
+    name_create: function(name, callback) {
+        return this.call_and_eval('name_create', [name, this.get_context()], null, 1, callback);
     },
     exec_workflow: function (id, signal, callback) {
         return this.rpc('/base/dataset/exec_workflow', {
@@ -346,15 +357,20 @@ openerp.base.DataSet =  openerp.base.Controller.extend( /** @lends openerp.base.
             id: id,
             signal: signal
         }, callback);
+    },
+    get_context: function() {
+        return this.context;
     }
 });
 
 openerp.base.DataSetStatic =  openerp.base.DataSet.extend({
-    init: function(session, model, ids) {
-        this._super(session, model);
+    init: function(session, model, context, ids) {
+        this._super(session, model, context);
         // all local records
         this.ids = ids || [];
-        this.count = this.ids.length;
+        if (this.ids.length) {
+            this.index = 0;
+        }
     },
     read_slice: function (fields, offset, limit, callback) {
         var self = this;
@@ -364,9 +380,8 @@ openerp.base.DataSetStatic =  openerp.base.DataSet.extend({
     },
     set_ids: function (ids) {
         this.ids = ids;
-        this.count = this.ids.length;
-        this.index = this.index <= this.count - 1 ?
-            this.index : (this.count > 0 ? this.count - 1 : 0);
+        this.index = this.index <= this.ids.length - 1 ?
+            this.index : (this.ids.length > 0 ? this.length - 1 : 0);
     },
     unlink: function(ids) {
         this.on_unlink(ids);
@@ -402,14 +417,13 @@ openerp.base.DataSetSearch =  openerp.base.DataSet.extend({
             model: this.model,
             fields: fields,
             domain: this.domain,
-            context: this.context,
+            context: this.get_context(),
             sort: this.sort(),
             offset: offset,
             limit: limit
         }, function (records) {
             self.ids.splice(0, self.ids.length);
             self.offset = offset;
-            self.count = records.length;    // TODO: get real count
             for (var i=0; i < records.length; i++ ) {
                 self.ids.push(records[i].id);
             }
@@ -449,9 +463,8 @@ openerp.base.DataSetSearch =  openerp.base.DataSet.extend({
         var self = this;
         return this._super(ids, function(result) {
             self.ids = _.without.apply(_, [self.ids].concat(ids));
-            self.count = self.ids.length;
-            self.index = self.index <= self.count - 1 ?
-                self.index : (self.count > 0 ? self.count -1 : 0);
+            self.index = self.index <= self.ids.length - 1 ?
+                self.index : (self.ids.length > 0 ? self.ids.length -1 : 0);
             if (callback)
                 callback(result);
         }, error_callback);
@@ -514,6 +527,7 @@ openerp.base.BufferedDataSet = openerp.base.DataSetStatic.extend({
         this.to_create = [];
         this.to_write = [];
         this.cache = [];
+        this.delete_all = false;
     },
     on_change: function() {},
     read_ids: function (ids, fields, callback) {
@@ -560,7 +574,7 @@ openerp.base.BufferedDataSet = openerp.base.DataSetStatic.extend({
             return_records();
         }
         return completion.promise();
-    },
+    }
 });
 
 openerp.base.ReadOnlyDataSetSearch = openerp.base.DataSetSearch.extend({
@@ -590,33 +604,44 @@ openerp.base.ReadOnlyDataSetSearch = openerp.base.DataSetSearch.extend({
 openerp.base.CompoundContext = function() {
     this.__ref = "compound_context";
     this.__contexts = [];
+    this.__eval_context = null;
     var self = this;
     _.each(arguments, function(x) {
         self.add(x);
     });
 };
 openerp.base.CompoundContext.prototype.add = function(context) {
-    if (context.__ref === "compound_context")
-        this.__contexts = this.__contexts.concat(context.__contexts);
-    else
-        this.__contexts.push(context);
+    this.__contexts.push(context);
     return this;
 };
+openerp.base.CompoundContext.prototype.set_eval_context = function(eval_context) {
+    this.__eval_context = eval_context;
+    return this;
+};
+openerp.base.CompoundContext.prototype.get_eval_context = function() {
+    return this.__eval_context;
+};
 
 openerp.base.CompoundDomain = function() {
     this.__ref = "compound_domain";
     this.__domains = [];
+    this.__eval_context = null;
+    var self = this;
     _.each(arguments, function(x) {
         self.add(x);
     });
 };
 openerp.base.CompoundDomain.prototype.add = function(domain) {
-    if (domain.__ref === "compound_domain")
-        this.__domains = this.__domains.concat(domain.__domains);
-    else
-        this.__domains.push(domain);
+    this.__domains.push(domain);
     return this;
 };
+openerp.base.CompoundDomain.prototype.set_eval_context = function(eval_context) {
+    this.__eval_context = eval_context;
+    return this;
+};
+openerp.base.CompoundDomain.prototype.get_eval_context = function() {
+    return this.__eval_context;
+};
 
 };
 
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
index 495cdc038b1..e4cc0172789 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/form.js
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ openerp.base.FormView =  openerp.base.View.extend( /** @lends openerp.base.FormV
         var $pager = this.$element.find('#' + this.element_id + '_header div.oe_form_pager');
         var index = hide_index ? '-' : this.dataset.index + 1;
         $pager.find('span.oe_pager_index').html(index);
-        $pager.find('span.oe_pager_count').html(this.dataset.count);
+        $pager.find('span.oe_pager_count').html(this.dataset.ids.length);
     },
     do_onchange: function(widget, processed) {
         processed = processed || [];
@@ -174,17 +174,31 @@ openerp.base.FormView =  openerp.base.View.extend( /** @lends openerp.base.FormV
                     'True' : true,
                     'None' : null
                 }
+                var parent_fields = null;
                 _.each(call[2].split(','), function(a) {
                     var field = _.trim(a);
                     if (field in argument_replacement) {
                         args.push(argument_replacement[field]);
+                        return;
                     } else if (self.fields[field]) {
-                        var value = self.fields[field].get_value();
+                        var value = self.fields[field].get_on_change_value();
                         args.push(value == null ? false : value);
+                        return;
                     } else {
-                        args.push(false);
-                        self.log("warning : on_change can't find field " + field, onchange);
+                        var splitted = field.split('.');
+                        if (splitted.length > 1 && _.trim(splitted[0]) === "parent" && self.dataset.parent_view) {
+                            if (parent_fields === null) {
+                                parent_fields = self.dataset.parent_view.get_fields_values();
+                            }
+                            var p_val = parent_fields[_.trim(splitted[1])];
+                            if (p_val !== undefined) {
+                                args.push(value ? value : false);
+                                return;
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
+                    throw "Could not get field with name '" + field +
+                        "' for onchange '" + onchange + "'";
                 });
                 var ajax = {
                     url: '/base/dataset/call',
@@ -241,12 +255,8 @@ openerp.base.FormView =  openerp.base.View.extend( /** @lends openerp.base.FormV
     },
     on_button_new: function() {
         var self = this;
-        var context = new openerp.base.CompoundContext(this.dataset.context);
-        if (this.view_manager.action && this.view_manager.action.context) {
-            context.add(this.view_manager.action.context);
-        }
         $.when(this.has_been_loaded).then(function() {
-            self.dataset.default_get(_.keys(self.fields_view.fields), context, function(result) {
+            self.dataset.default_get(_.keys(self.fields_view.fields), function(result) {
                 self.on_record_loaded(result.result);
             });
         });
@@ -351,7 +361,6 @@ openerp.base.FormView =  openerp.base.View.extend( /** @lends openerp.base.FormV
                 this.dataset.ids.unshift(this.datarecord.id);
                 this.dataset.index = 0;
             }
-            this.dataset.count++;
             this.do_update_pager();
             this.do_update_sidebar();
             this.notification.notify("Record created", "The record has been created with id #" + this.datarecord.id);
@@ -421,6 +430,13 @@ openerp.base.FormView =  openerp.base.View.extend( /** @lends openerp.base.FormV
         } else {
             this.on_button_new();
         }
+    },
+    get_fields_values: function() {
+        var values = {};
+        _.each(this.fields, function(value, key) {
+            values[key] = value.get_value();
+        });
+        return values;
     }
 });
 
@@ -448,7 +464,7 @@ openerp.base.form.compute_domain = function(expr, fields) {
             }
         }
 
-        var field = fields[ex[0]].value;
+        var field = fields[ex[0]].get_value ? fields[ex[0]].get_value() : fields[ex[0]].value;
         var op = ex[1];
         var val = ex[2];
 
@@ -568,8 +584,8 @@ openerp.base.form.WidgetFrame = openerp.base.form.Widget.extend({
     },
     handle_node: function(node) {
         var type = this.view.fields_view.fields[node.attrs.name] || {};
-        var widget_type = node.attrs.widget || type.type || node.tag;
-        var widget = new (this.view.registry.get_object(widget_type)) (this.view, node);
+        var widget = new (this.view.registry.get_any(
+                [node.attrs.widget, type.type, node.tag])) (this.view, node);
         if (node.tag == 'field') {
             if (!this.view.default_focus_field || node.attrs.default_focus == '1') {
                 this.view.default_focus_field = widget;
@@ -666,18 +682,26 @@ openerp.base.form.WidgetButton = openerp.base.form.Widget.extend({
             this.view.datarecord.id, function (result) {
                 self.log("Button returned", result);
                 self.view.reload();
+            }, function() {
+                self.view.reload();
             });
     }
 });
 
 openerp.base.form.WidgetLabel = openerp.base.form.Widget.extend({
     init: function(view, node) {
-        this.is_field_label = true;
         this.element_name = 'label_' + node.attrs.name;
 
         this._super(view, node);
 
-        this.template = "WidgetLabel";
+        // TODO fme: support for attrs.align
+        if (this.node.tag == 'label' && this.node.attrs.colspan) {
+            this.is_field_label = false;
+            this.template = "WidgetParagraph";
+        } else {
+            this.is_field_label = true;
+            this.template = "WidgetLabel";
+        }
         this.colspan = 1;
     },
     render: function () {
@@ -723,6 +747,9 @@ openerp.base.form.Field = openerp.base.form.Widget.extend({
     get_value: function() {
         return this.value;
     },
+    get_on_change_value: function() {
+        return this.get_value();
+    },
     update_dom: function() {
         this._super.apply(this, arguments);
         this.$element.toggleClass('disabled', this.readonly);
@@ -1073,17 +1100,29 @@ openerp.base.form.FieldSelection = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
     });
 })();
 
+var build_view_fields_values = function(view) {
+    var a_dataset = view.dataset || {};
+    var fields_values = view.get_fields_values();
+    var parent_values = a_dataset.parent_view ? a_dataset.parent_view.get_fields_values() : {};
+    fields_values.parent = parent_values;
+    return fields_values;
+}
 /**
  * Builds a new context usable for operations related to fields by merging
  * the fields'context with the action's context.
  */
 var build_relation_context = function(relation_field) {
-    var action = relation_field.view.view_manager.action || {};
-    var a_context = action.context || {};
-    var f_context = relation_field.field.context || {};
-    var ctx = new openerp.base.CompoundContext(a_context).add(f_context);
+    var a_context = relation_field.view.dataset.get_context() || {};
+    var fields_values = build_view_fields_values(relation_field.view);
+    var f_context = new openerp.base.CompoundContext(relation_field.field.context || {}).set_eval_context(fields_values);
+    var ctx = new openerp.base.CompoundContext(a_context, f_context);
     return ctx;
 }
+var build_relation_domain = function(relation_field) {
+    var fields_values = build_view_fields_values(relation_field.view);
+    var f_domain = new openerp.base.CompoundDomain(relation_field.field.domain || []).set_eval_context(fields_values);
+    return f_domain;
+}
 
 openerp.base.form.FieldMany2One = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
     init: function(view, node) {
@@ -1197,10 +1236,10 @@ openerp.base.form.FieldMany2One = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
         var search_val = request.term;
         var self = this;
 
-        var dataset = new openerp.base.DataSetStatic(this.session, this.field.relation, []);
+        var dataset = new openerp.base.DataSetStatic(this.session, this.field.relation, build_relation_context(self));
 
-        dataset.name_search([search_val, self.field.domain || [], 'ilike',
-                build_relation_context(self), this.limit + 1], function(data) {
+        dataset.name_search(search_val, build_relation_domain(self), 'ilike',
+                this.limit + 1, function(data) {
             self.last_search = data.result;
             // possible selections for the m2o
             var values = _.map(data.result, function(x) {
@@ -1211,8 +1250,8 @@ openerp.base.form.FieldMany2One = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
             if (values.length > self.limit) {
                 values = values.slice(0, self.limit);
                 values.push({label: "<em>   Search More...</em>", action: function() {
-                    dataset.name_search([search_val, self.field.domain || [], 'ilike',
-                            build_relation_context(self), false], function(data) {
+                    dataset.name_search(search_val, build_relation_domain(self), 'ilike'
+                    , false, function(data) {
                         self._change_int_value(null);
                         self._search_create_popup("search", data.result);
                     });
@@ -1239,27 +1278,28 @@ openerp.base.form.FieldMany2One = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
     },
     _quick_create: function(name) {
         var self = this;
-        var dataset = new openerp.base.DataSetStatic(this.session, this.field.relation, []);
-        dataset.call("name_create", [name, build_relation_context(self)], function(data) {
+        var dataset = new openerp.base.DataSetStatic(this.session, this.field.relation, build_relation_context(self));
+        dataset.name_create(name, function(data) {
             self._change_int_ext_value(data.result);
-        }, function(a, b) {
+        }).fail(function(error, event) {
+            event.preventDefault();
             self._change_int_value(null);
             self._search_create_popup("form", undefined, {"default_name": name});
         });
     },
     // all search/create popup handling
     _search_create_popup: function(view, ids, context) {
-        var dataset = new openerp.base.DataSetStatic(this.session, this.field.relation, []);
         var self = this;
         var pop = new openerp.base.form.SelectCreatePopup(null, self.view.session);
         pop.select_element(self.field.relation,{
                 initial_ids: ids ? _.map(ids, function(x) {return x[0]}) : undefined,
                 initial_view: view,
                 disable_multiple_selection: true
-                }, self.view.domain || [],
-                new openerp.base.CompoundContext(build_relation_context(self)).add(context || {}));
+                }, build_relation_domain(self),
+                new openerp.base.CompoundContext(build_relation_context(self), context || {}));
         pop.on_select_elements.add(function(element_ids) {
-            dataset.call("name_get", [element_ids[0]], function(data) {
+            var dataset = new openerp.base.DataSetStatic(this.session, this.field.relation, build_relation_context(self));
+            dataset.name_get([element_ids[0]], function(data) {
                 self._change_int_ext_value(data.result[0]);
                 pop.stop();
             });
@@ -1271,9 +1311,15 @@ openerp.base.form.FieldMany2One = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
     },
     _change_int_value: function(value) {
         this.value = value;
-        if (this.original_value === undefined || (this.value !== undefined &&
-            ((this.original_value ? this.original_value[0] : null) !== (this.value ? this.value[0] : null)))) {
-            this.original_value = undefined;
+        var back_orig_value = this.original_value;
+        if (this.value === null || this.value) {
+            this.original_value = this.value;
+        }
+        if (back_orig_value === undefined) { // first use after a set_value()
+            return;
+        }
+        if (this.value !== undefined && ((back_orig_value ? back_orig_value[0] : null)
+                !== (this.value ? this.value[0] : null))) {
             this.on_ui_change();
         }
     },
@@ -1284,14 +1330,14 @@ openerp.base.form.FieldMany2One = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
         var _super = this._super;
         this.tmp_value = value;
         var real_set_value = function(rval) {
-            this.tmp_value = undefined;
+            self.tmp_value = undefined;
             _super.apply(self, rval);
-            self.original_value = rval;
+            self.original_value = undefined;
             self._change_int_ext_value(rval);
         };
         if(typeof(value) === "number") {
-            var dataset = new openerp.base.DataSetStatic(this.session, this.field.relation, []);
-            dataset.call("name_get", [value], function(data) {
+            var dataset = new openerp.base.DataSetStatic(this.session, this.field.relation, build_relation_context(self));
+            dataset.name_get([value], function(data) {
                 real_set_value(data.result[0]);
             }).fail(function() {self.tmp_value = undefined;});
         } else {
@@ -1303,10 +1349,10 @@ openerp.base.form.FieldMany2One = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
             if (this.tmp_value instanceof Array) {
                 return this.tmp_value[0];
             }
-            return this.tmp_value;
+            return this.tmp_value ? this.tmp_value : false;
         }
         if (this.value === undefined)
-            throw "theorically unreachable state";
+            return this.original_value ? this.original_value[0] : false;
         return this.value ? this.value[0] : false;
     },
     validate: function() {
@@ -1325,7 +1371,43 @@ openerp.base.form.FieldMany2One = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
 #         (4, ID)                link
 #         (5)                    unlink all (only valid for one2many)
 */
-
+var commands = {
+    // (0, _, {values})
+    CREATE: 0,
+    'create': function (values) {
+        return [commands.CREATE, false, values];
+    },
+    // (1, id, {values})
+    UPDATE: 1,
+    'update': function (id, values) {
+        return [commands.UPDATE, id, values];
+    },
+    // (2, id[, _])
+    DELETE: 2,
+    'delete': function (id) {
+        return [commands.DELETE, id, false];
+    },
+    // (3, id[, _]) removes relation, but not linked record itself
+    FORGET: 3,
+    'forget': function (id) {
+        return [commands.FORGET, id, false];
+    },
+    // (4, id[, _])
+    LINK_TO: 4,
+    'link_to': function (id) {
+        return [commands.LINK_TO, id, false];
+    },
+    // (5[, _[, _]])
+    DELETE_ALL: 5,
+    'delete_all': function () {
+        return [5, false, false];
+    },
+    // (6, _, ids) replaces all linked records with provided ids
+    REPLACE_WITH: 6,
+    'replace_with': function (ids) {
+        return [6, false, ids];
+    }
+};
 openerp.base.form.FieldOne2Many = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
     init: function(view, node) {
         this._super(view, node);
@@ -1337,7 +1419,9 @@ openerp.base.form.FieldOne2Many = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
 
         var self = this;
 
-        this.dataset = new openerp.base.BufferedDataSet(this.session, this.field.relation);
+        this.dataset = new openerp.base.form.One2ManyDataSet(this.session, this.field.relation);
+        this.dataset.o2m = this;
+        this.dataset.parent_view = this.view;
         this.dataset.on_change.add_last(function() {
             self.on_ui_change();
         });
@@ -1360,11 +1444,9 @@ openerp.base.form.FieldOne2Many = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
 
         this.viewmanager = new openerp.base.ViewManager(this.view.session,
             this.element_id, this.dataset, views);
-        var reg = new openerp.base.Registry();
-        reg.add("form", openerp.base.views.map["form"]);
-        reg.add("graph", openerp.base.views.map["graph"]);
-        reg.add("list", "openerp.base.form.One2ManyListView");
-        this.viewmanager.registry = reg;
+        this.viewmanager.registry = openerp.base.views.clone({
+            list: 'openerp.base.form.One2ManyListView'
+        });
 
         this.viewmanager.on_controller_inited.add_last(function(view_type, controller) {
             if (view_type == "list") {
@@ -1389,27 +1471,49 @@ openerp.base.form.FieldOne2Many = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
     set_value: function(value) {
         value = value || [];
         var self = this;
+        this.dataset.reset_ids([]);
         if(value.length >= 1 && value[0] instanceof Array) {
             var ids = [];
-            _each(value, function(command) {
-                if(command[0] == 0) {
-                    var obj = {id: _.uniqueId(self.dataset.virtual_id_prefix), values: command[2]};
-                    self.dataset.to_create.push(obj);
-                    self.dataset.cache.push(_.clone(obj));
-                    ids.push(obj.id);
-                } else if(command[0] == 1) {
-                    var obj = {id: command[1], values: command[2]};
-                    self.dataset.to_write.push(obj);
-                    self.dataset.cache.push(_.clone(obj));
-                    ids.push(obj.id);
-                } else if(command[0] == 2) {
-                    self.dataset.to_delete.push({id: command[1]});
-                } else if(command[0] == 4) {
-                    ids.push(command[1]);
+            _.each(value, function(command) {
+                var obj = {values: command[2]};
+                switch (command[0]) {
+                    case commands.CREATE:
+                        obj['id'] = _.uniqueId(self.dataset.virtual_id_prefix);
+                        self.dataset.to_create.push(obj);
+                        self.dataset.cache.push(_.clone(obj));
+                        ids.push(obj.id);
+                        return;
+                    case commands.UPDATE:
+                        obj['id'] = command[1];
+                        self.dataset.to_write.push(obj);
+                        self.dataset.cache.push(_.clone(obj));
+                        ids.push(obj.id);
+                        return;
+                    case commands.DELETE:
+                        self.dataset.to_delete.push({id: command[1]});
+                        return;
+                    case commands.LINK_TO:
+                        ids.push(command[1]);
+                        return;
+                    case commands.DELETE_ALL:
+                        self.dataset.delete_all = true;
+                        return;
                 }
             });
             this._super(ids);
             this.dataset.set_ids(ids);
+        } else if (value.length >= 1 && typeof(value[0]) === "object") {
+            var ids = [];
+            this.dataset.delete_all = true;
+            _.each(value, function(command) {
+                var obj = {values: command};
+                obj['id'] = _.uniqueId(self.dataset.virtual_id_prefix);
+                self.dataset.to_create.push(obj);
+                self.dataset.cache.push(_.clone(obj));
+                ids.push(obj.id);
+            });
+            this._super(ids);
+            this.dataset.set_ids(ids);
         } else {
             this._super(value);
             this.dataset.reset_ids(value);
@@ -1420,19 +1524,37 @@ openerp.base.form.FieldOne2Many = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
     },
     get_value: function() {
         var self = this;
-        var val = _.map(this.dataset.ids, function(id) {
+        if (!this.dataset)
+            return [];
+        var val = this.dataset.delete_all ? [commands.delete_all()] : [];
+        val = val.concat(_.map(this.dataset.ids, function(id) {
             var alter_order = _.detect(self.dataset.to_create, function(x) {return x.id === id;});
             if (alter_order) {
-                return [0, 0, alter_order.values];
+                return commands.create(alter_order.values);
             }
             alter_order = _.detect(self.dataset.to_write, function(x) {return x.id === id;});
             if (alter_order) {
-                return [1, alter_order.id, alter_order.values];
+                return commands.update(alter_order.id, alter_order.values);
+            }
+            return commands.link_to(id);
+        }));
+        return val.concat(_.map(
+            this.dataset.to_delete, function(x) {
+                return commands['delete'](x.id);}));
+    },
+    get_on_change_value: function() {
+        var self;
+        return _.map(this.dataset.ids, function(id) {
+            var values = _.detect(self.dataset.cache, function(x) {return x.id === id});
+            if (values) {
+                values = _.clone(values);
+                delete values["id"];
+                return values;
+            } else {
+                console.info("trying to get value in a o2m before that value is loaded");
+                return {};
             }
-            return [4, id];
         });
-        val = val.concat(_.map(this.dataset.to_delete, function(v, k) {return [2, x.id];}));
-        return val;
     },
     validate: function() {
         this.invalid = false;
@@ -1440,6 +1562,13 @@ openerp.base.form.FieldOne2Many = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
     }
 });
 
+openerp.base.form.One2ManyDataSet = openerp.base.BufferedDataSet.extend({
+    get_context: function() {
+        this.context = build_relation_context(this.o2m);
+        return this.context;
+    }
+});
+
 openerp.base.form.One2ManyListView = openerp.base.ListView.extend({
     do_add_record: function () {
         var self = this;
@@ -1447,8 +1576,9 @@ openerp.base.form.One2ManyListView = openerp.base.ListView.extend({
         pop.select_element(self.o2m.field.relation,{
             initial_view: "form",
             alternative_form_view: self.o2m.field.views ? self.o2m.field.views["form"] : undefined,
-            auto_create: false
-        });
+            auto_create: false,
+            parent_view: self.o2m.view
+        }, build_relation_domain(self.o2m), build_relation_context(self.o2m));
         pop.on_create.add(function(data) {
             self.o2m.dataset.create(data, function(r) {
                 self.o2m.dataset.set_ids(self.o2m.dataset.ids.concat([r.result]));
@@ -1501,7 +1631,7 @@ openerp.base.form.FieldMany2Many = openerp.base.form.Field.extend({
         });
     },
     get_value: function() {
-        return [[6,false,this.dataset.ids]];
+        return [commands.replace_with(this.dataset.ids)];
     }
 });
 
@@ -1544,6 +1674,7 @@ openerp.base.form.SelectCreatePopup = openerp.base.BaseWidget.extend({
      * - disable_multiple_selection
      * - alternative_form_view
      * - auto_create (default true)
+     * - parent_view
      */
     select_element: function(model, options, domain, context) {
         this.model = model;
@@ -1560,6 +1691,7 @@ openerp.base.form.SelectCreatePopup = openerp.base.BaseWidget.extend({
         this._super();
         this.dataset = new openerp.base.ReadOnlyDataSetSearch(this.session, this.model,
             this.context, this.domain);
+        this.dataset.parent_view = this.options.parent_view;
         if (this.options.initial_view == "search") {
             this.setup_search_view();
         } else { // "form"
@@ -1578,7 +1710,7 @@ openerp.base.form.SelectCreatePopup = openerp.base.BaseWidget.extend({
                 });
         this.searchview.on_search.add(function(domains, contexts, groupbys) {
             if (self.initial_ids) {
-                self.view_list.do_search.call(self,[[["id", "in", self.initial_ids]]],
+                self.view_list.do_search.call(self, domains.concat([[["id", "in", self.initial_ids]]]),
                     contexts, groupbys);
                 self.initial_ids = undefined;
             } else {
@@ -1615,6 +1747,7 @@ openerp.base.form.SelectCreatePopup = openerp.base.BaseWidget.extend({
             return;
         var self = this;
         var wdataset = new openerp.base.DataSetSearch(this.session, this.model, this.context, this.domain);
+        wdataset = this.options.parent_view;
         wdataset.create(data, function(r) {
             self.on_select_elements([r.result]);
         });
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/list.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/list.js
index 31c16b98fc1..62bedf8784d 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/list.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/list.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ openerp.base.ListView = openerp.base.View.extend( /** @lends openerp.base.ListVi
      * @param {Boolean} [options.selectable=true] determines whether view rows are selectable (e.g. via a checkbox)
      * @param {Boolean} [options.header=true] should the list's header be displayed
      * @param {Boolean} [options.deletable=true] are the list rows deletable
-     * @param {null|String} [options.addable="New"] should the new-record button be displayed, and what should its label be. Use ``null`` to hide the button.
+     * @param {void|String} [options.addable="New"] should the new-record button be displayed, and what should its label be. Use ``null`` to hide the button.
      * @param {Boolean} [options.sortable=true] is it possible to sort the table by clicking on column headers
      * @param {Boolean} [options.reorderable=true] is it possible to reorder list rows
      *
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ openerp.base.ListView = openerp.base.View.extend( /** @lends openerp.base.ListVi
      * If the index is null, ``switch_to_record`` asks for the creation of a
      * new record.
      *
-     * @param {Number|null} index the record index (in the current dataset) to switch to
+     * @param {Number|void} index the record index (in the current dataset) to switch to
      * @param {String} [view="form"] the view type to switch to
      */
     select_record:function (index, view) {
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/views.js
index 8b87d9cbdbe..ee4388c8971 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ openerp.base.ActionManager = openerp.base.Controller.extend({
      * Process an action
      * Supported actions: act_window
      */
-    do_action: function(action) {
+    do_action: function(action, on_closed) {
         var self = this;
         action.flags = _.extend({
             sidebar : action.target != 'new',
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ openerp.base.ActionManager = openerp.base.Controller.extend({
         // instantiate the right controllers by understanding the action
         switch (action.type) {
             case 'ir.actions.act_window':
+                if (!action.target && this.dialog_stack.length) {
+                    action.flags.new_window = true;
+                }
                 if (action.target == 'new') {
                     var element_id = _.uniqueId("act_window_dialog");
                     $('<div>', {id: element_id}).dialog({
@@ -44,6 +47,8 @@ openerp.base.ActionManager = openerp.base.Controller.extend({
                     });
                     var viewmanager = new openerp.base.ViewManagerAction(this.session, element_id, action);
                     viewmanager.start();
+                    viewmanager.on_act_window_closed.add(on_closed);
+                    viewmanager.is_dialog = true;
                     this.dialog_stack.push(viewmanager);
                 } else if (action.flags.new_window) {
                     action.flags.new_window = false;
@@ -62,6 +67,9 @@ openerp.base.ActionManager = openerp.base.Controller.extend({
                 break;
             case 'ir.actions.act_window_close':
                 var dialog = this.dialog_stack.pop();
+                if (!action.special) {
+                    dialog.on_act_window_closed();
+                }
                 dialog.$element.dialog('destroy');
                 dialog.stop();
                 break;
@@ -84,6 +92,7 @@ openerp.base.ViewManager =  openerp.base.Controller.extend({
         this.flags = this.flags || {};
         this.sidebar = new openerp.base.NullSidebar();
         this.registry = openerp.base.views;
+        this.is_dialog = false;
     },
     /**
      * @returns {jQuery.Deferred} initial view loading promise
@@ -126,17 +135,20 @@ openerp.base.ViewManager =  openerp.base.Controller.extend({
                 controller.set_embedded_view(view.embedded_view);
             }
             if (view_type === 'list' && this.flags.search_view === false && this.action && this.action['auto_search']) {
-                // In case the search view is not instanciated: manually call ListView#search
+                // In case the search view is not instantiated: manually call ListView#search
+                var domains = !_(self.action.domain).isEmpty()
+                                ? [self.action.domain] : [],
+                   contexts = !_(self.action.context).isEmpty()
+                                ? [self.action.context] : [];
                 controller.on_loaded.add({
                     callback: function () {
-                        controller.do_search([self.action.domain], [self.action.context], []);
+                        controller.do_search(domains, contexts, []);
                     },
                     position: 'last',
                     unique: true
                 });
             }
             view_promise = controller.start();
-            var self = this;
             $.when(view_promise).then(function() {
                 self.on_controller_inited(view_type, controller);
             });
@@ -157,12 +169,13 @@ openerp.base.ViewManager =  openerp.base.Controller.extend({
             .filter('[data-view-type="' + view_type + '"]')
             .attr('disabled', true);
 
-        for (var i in this.views) {
-            if (this.views[i].controller) {
-                if (i === view_type) {
-                    $.when(view_promise).then(this.views[i].controller.do_show);
+        for (var view_name in this.views) {
+            if (!this.views.hasOwnProperty(view_name)) { continue; }
+            if (this.views[view_name].controller) {
+                if (view_name === view_type) {
+                    $.when(view_promise).then(this.views[view_name].controller.do_show);
                 } else {
-                    this.views[i].controller.do_hide();
+                    this.views[view_name].controller.do_hide();
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -197,6 +210,11 @@ openerp.base.ViewManager =  openerp.base.Controller.extend({
         });
         return this.searchview.start();
     },
+    /**
+     * Called when this view manager has been created by an action 'act_window@target=new' is closed
+     */
+    on_act_window_closed : function() {
+    },
     /**
      * Called when one of the view want to execute an action
      */
@@ -238,12 +256,14 @@ openerp.base.NullViewManager = openerp.base.generate_null_object_class(openerp.b
 openerp.base.ViewManagerAction = openerp.base.ViewManager.extend({
     init: function(session, element_id, action) {
         var dataset;
-        if(!action.res_id) {
-            dataset = new openerp.base.DataSetSearch(session, action.res_model);
+        if (!action.res_id) {
+            dataset = new openerp.base.DataSetSearch(session, action.res_model, action.context || null);
         } else {
-            dataset = new openerp.base.DataSetStatic(session, action.res_model);
-            dataset.ids = [action.res_id];
-            dataset.count = 1;
+            dataset = new openerp.base.DataSetStatic(session, action.res_model, {}, [action.res_id]);
+            if (action.context) {
+                // TODO fme: should normalize all DataSets constructors to (session, model, context, ...)
+                dataset.context = action.context;
+            }
         }
         this._super(session, element_id, dataset, action.views);
         this.action = action;
@@ -336,16 +356,12 @@ openerp.base.Sidebar = openerp.base.BaseWidget.extend({
     },
     do_refresh: function(new_view) {
         var view = this.view_manager.active_view;
-        the_condition = this.sections.length > 0 && _.detect(this.sections,
+        var the_condition = this.sections.length > 0 && _.detect(this.sections,
             function(x) {return x.elements.length > 0;}) != undefined
             && (!new_view || view != 'list');
-        if (!the_condition) {
-            this.$element.addClass('closed-sidebar');
-            this.$element.removeClass('open-sidebar');
-        } else {
-            this.$element.addClass('open-sidebar');
-            this.$element.removeClass('closed-sidebar');
-        }
+
+        this.$element.toggleClass('open-sidebar', the_condition)
+                     .toggleClass('closed-sidebar', !the_condition);
 
         this.$element.html(QWeb.render("ViewManager.sidebar.internal", { sidebar: this, view: view }));
 
@@ -409,14 +425,17 @@ openerp.base.View = openerp.base.Controller.extend({
      * @param {Object} [record_id] the identifier of the object on which the action is to be applied
      * @param {Function} on_no_action callback to execute if the action does not generate any result (no new action)
      */
-    execute_action: function (action_data, dataset, action_manager, record_id, on_no_action) {
+    execute_action: function (action_data, dataset, action_manager, record_id, on_no_action, on_closed) {
+        var self = this;
         var handler = function (r) {
             var action = r.result;
             if (action && action.constructor == Object) {
                 action.context = action.context || {};
-                action.context['active_id'] = dataset.ids[dataset.index];
-                action.context['active_ids'] = [dataset.ids[dataset.index]];
-                action.context['active_model'] = dataset.model;
+                _.extend(action.context, {
+                    active_id: record_id || false,
+                    active_ids: [record_id || false],
+                    active_model: dataset.model
+                });
                 action.flags = {
                     sidebar : false,
                     search_view : false,
@@ -424,7 +443,12 @@ openerp.base.View = openerp.base.Controller.extend({
                     action_buttons : false,
                     pager : false
                 };
-                action_manager.do_action(action);
+                action_manager.do_action(action, on_closed);
+                if (self.view_manager.is_dialog && action.type != 'ir.actions.act_window_close') {
+                    handler({
+                        result : { type: 'ir.actions.act_window_close' }
+                    });
+                }
             } else {
                 on_no_action(action);
             }
@@ -432,13 +456,13 @@ openerp.base.View = openerp.base.Controller.extend({
 
         if (action_data.special) {
             handler({
-                result : { type: 'ir.actions.act_window_close' }
+                result : { type: 'ir.actions.act_window_close', special: action_data.special }
             });
         } else {
-            var context = new openerp.base.CompoundContext(dataset.context).add(action_data.context || {});
+            var context = new openerp.base.CompoundContext(dataset.context, action_data.context || {});
             switch(action_data.type) {
                 case 'object':
-                    return dataset.call_and_eval(action_data.name, [[record_id], context], null, 1, handler);
+                    return dataset.call_button(action_data.name, [[record_id], context], handler);
                 case 'action':
                     return this.rpc('/base/action/load', { action_id: parseInt(action_data.name, 10), context: context }, handler);
                 default:
@@ -476,7 +500,7 @@ openerp.base.json_node_to_xml = function(node, single_quote, indent) {
         throw("Node a json node");
     }
     indent = indent || 0;
-    var sindent = Array(indent + 1).join('\t'),
+    var sindent = new Array(indent + 1).join('\t'),
         r = sindent + '<' + node.tag;
     for (var attr in node.attrs) {
         var vattr = node.attrs[attr];
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
index de95a4294e8..9bef00147d3 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -468,6 +468,9 @@
         <t t-if="widget.string and widget.node.tag != 'label'">:</t>
     </label>
 </t>
+<t t-name="WidgetParagraph">
+    <p class="oe_form_paragraph"><t t-esc="widget.string"/></p>
+</t>
 <t t-name="FieldChar">
     <input type="text"
         t-att-name="widget.name"
diff --git a/openerpweb/nonliterals.py b/openerpweb/nonliterals.py
index 643ee8a393b..a99e2215a00 100644
--- a/openerpweb/nonliterals.py
+++ b/openerpweb/nonliterals.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import binascii
 import hashlib
 import simplejson.encoder
 
-__all__ = ['Domain', 'Context', 'NonLiteralEncoder, non_literal_decoder']
+__all__ = ['Domain', 'Context', 'NonLiteralEncoder, non_literal_decoder', 'CompoundDomain', 'CompoundContext']
 
 #: 48 bits should be sufficient to have almost no chance of collision
 #: with a million hashes, according to hg@67081329d49a
@@ -31,12 +31,14 @@ class NonLiteralEncoder(simplejson.encoder.JSONEncoder):
         elif isinstance(object, CompoundDomain):
             return {
                 '__ref': 'compound_domain',
-                '__domains': object.domains
+                '__domains': object.domains,
+                '__eval_context': object.get_eval_context()
             }
         elif isinstance(object, CompoundContext):
             return {
                 '__ref': 'compound_context',
-                '__contexts': object.contexts
+                '__contexts': object.contexts,
+                '__eval_context': object.get_eval_context()
             }
         raise TypeError('Could not encode unknown non-literal %s' % object)
 
@@ -61,12 +63,14 @@ def non_literal_decoder(dct):
         elif dct["__ref"] == "compound_domain":
             cdomain = CompoundDomain()
             for el in dct["__domains"]:
-                cdomain.domains.append(non_literal_decoder(el))
+                cdomain.domains.append(el)
+            cdomain.set_eval_context(dct.get("__eval_context"))
             return cdomain
         elif dct["__ref"] == "compound_context":
             ccontext = CompoundContext()
             for el in dct["__contexts"]:
-                ccontext.contexts.append(non_literal_decoder(el))
+                ccontext.contexts.append(el)
+            ccontext.set_eval_context(dct.get("__eval_context"))
             return ccontext
     return dct
 
@@ -121,7 +125,7 @@ class Domain(BaseDomain):
         ctx = self.session.evaluation_context(context)
         if self.own:
             ctx.update(self.own)
-        return eval(self.get_domain_string(), ctx)
+        return eval(self.get_domain_string(), SuperDict(ctx))
 
 class Context(BaseContext):
     def __init__(self, session, context_string=None, key=None):
@@ -167,12 +171,25 @@ class Context(BaseContext):
         if self.own:
             ctx.update(self.own)
         return eval(self.get_context_string(),
-                    ctx)
+                    SuperDict(ctx))
+        
+def SuperDict(dict):
+    def __getattr__(self, name):
+        try:
+            return self[name]
+        except KeyError:
+            raise AttributeError(name)
+    def __getitem__(self, key):
+        tmp = super(dict, self)[key]
+        if isinstance(tmp, dict):
+            return SuperDict(tmp)
+        return tmp
 
 class CompoundDomain(BaseDomain):
     def __init__(self, *domains):
         self.domains = []
         self.session = None
+        self.eval_context = None
         for domain in domains:
             self.add(domain)
         
@@ -180,14 +197,15 @@ class CompoundDomain(BaseDomain):
         final_domain = []
         for domain in self.domains:
             if not isinstance(domain, (list, BaseDomain)):
-                raise TypeError("Domain %r is not a list or a nonliteral Domain",
-                                 domain)
-                
+                raise TypeError(
+                    "Domain %r is not a list or a nonliteral Domain" % domain)
+
             if isinstance(domain, list):
                 final_domain.extend(domain)
                 continue
             
             ctx = dict(context or {})
+            ctx.update(self.get_eval_context() or {})
             ctx['context'] = ctx
             
             domain.session = self.session
@@ -197,22 +215,31 @@ class CompoundDomain(BaseDomain):
     def add(self, domain):
         self.domains.append(domain)
         return self
+    
+    def set_eval_context(self, eval_context):
+        self.eval_context = eval_context
+        return self
+        
+    def get_eval_context(self):
+        return self.eval_context
 
 class CompoundContext(BaseContext):
     def __init__(self, *contexts):
         self.contexts = []
+        self.eval_context = None
         self.session = None
         for context in contexts:
             self.add(context)
     
     def evaluate(self, context=None):
         ctx = dict(context or {})
+        ctx.update(self.get_eval_context() or {})
         final_context = {}
         for context_to_eval in self.contexts:
             if not isinstance(context_to_eval, (dict, BaseContext)):
-                raise TypeError("Context %r is not a dict or a nonliteral Context",
-                                 context_to_eval)
-    
+                raise TypeError(
+                    "Context %r is not a dict or a nonliteral Context" % context_to_eval)
+
             if isinstance(context_to_eval, dict):
                 final_context.update(context_to_eval)
                 continue
@@ -227,4 +254,10 @@ class CompoundContext(BaseContext):
     def add(self, context):
         self.contexts.append(context)
         return self
+    
+    def set_eval_context(self, eval_context):
+        self.eval_context = eval_context
+        return self
         
+    def get_eval_context(self):
+        return self.eval_context
diff --git a/openerpweb/openerpweb.py b/openerpweb/openerpweb.py
index 9da14d5ace0..33c5c14edb3 100644
--- a/openerpweb/openerpweb.py
+++ b/openerpweb/openerpweb.py
@@ -138,15 +138,13 @@ class OpenERPSession(object):
         """
         assert self._uid, "The user needs to be logged-in to initialize his context"
         self.context = self.model('res.users').context_get(self.context)
-        # set bin_size to True all the time
         self.context = self.context or {}
-        self.context["bin_size"] = True
-        
+
         self.client_timezone = self.context.get("tz", False)
         # invalid code, anyway we decided the server will be in UTC
         #if self.client_timezone:
         #    self.remote_timezone = self.execute('common', 'timezone_get')
-            
+
         self._locale = self.context.get('lang','en_US')
         lang_ids = self.execute('res.lang','search', [('code', '=', self._locale)])
         if lang_ids:
@@ -203,7 +201,7 @@ class OpenERPSession(object):
         ctx['context'] = ctx
         
         # adding the context of the session to send to the openerp server
-        ccontext = nonliterals.CompoundContext(self.context, context_to_eval)
+        ccontext = nonliterals.CompoundContext(self.context, context_to_eval or {})
         ccontext.session = self
         return ccontext.evaluate(ctx)