diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index b6788d979a5..2909479dd1f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ openerp.web.FormView = openerp.web.View.extend( /** @lends openerp.web.FormView#
     readonly : false,
     form_template: "FormView",
     display_name: _lt('Form'),
+    view_type: "form",
     /**
      * @constructs openerp.web.FormView
      * @extends openerp.web.View
@@ -53,27 +54,6 @@ openerp.web.FormView = openerp.web.View.extend( /** @lends openerp.web.FormView#
         this.on_change_mutex = new $.Mutex();
         this.reload_mutex = new $.Mutex();
     },
-    start: function() {
-        this._super();
-        return this.init_view();
-    },
-    init_view: function() {
-        if (this.embedded_view) {
-            var def = $.Deferred().then(this.on_loaded);
-            var self = this;
-            $.async_when().then(function() {def.resolve(self.embedded_view);});
-            return def.promise();
-        } else {
-            var context = new openerp.web.CompoundContext(this.dataset.get_context());
-            return this.rpc("/web/view/load", {
-                "model": this.model,
-                "view_id": this.view_id,
-                "view_type": "form",
-                toolbar: this.options.sidebar,
-                context: context
-                }, this.on_loaded);
-        }
-    },
     destroy: function() {
         if (this.sidebar) {
             this.sidebar.attachments.destroy();
@@ -134,6 +114,7 @@ openerp.web.FormView = openerp.web.View.extend( /** @lends openerp.web.FormView#
             }]);
         }
         this.has_been_loaded.resolve();
+        return $.when();
     },
 
     do_load_state: function(state, warm) {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
index e8fff450c6e..06e1e23e1db 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ openerp.web.ListView = openerp.web.View.extend( /** @lends openerp.web.ListView#
      * @returns {$.Deferred} loading promise
      */
     start: function() {
-        this._super();
         this.$element.addClass('oe-listview');
         return this.reload_view(null, null, true);
     },
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_tree.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_tree.js
index 6039e4a0822..72a643b3d51 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_tree.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_tree.js
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ openerp.web.TreeView = openerp.web.View.extend(/** @lends openerp.web.TreeView#
     },
 
     start: function () {
-        this._super();
         return this.rpc("/web/treeview/load", {
             model: this.model,
             view_id: this.view_id,
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
index b54eff91078..b0db9c62f7b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -112,12 +112,13 @@ session.web.ActionManager = session.web.OldWidget.extend({
         }
         var type = action.type.replace(/\./g,'_');
         var popup = action.target === 'new';
+        var inline = action.target === 'inline';
         action.flags = _.extend({
-            views_switcher : !popup,
-            search_view : !popup,
-            action_buttons : !popup,
-            sidebar : !popup,
-            pager : !popup,
+            views_switcher : !popup && !inline,
+            search_view : !popup && !inline,
+            action_buttons : !popup && !inline,
+            sidebar : !popup && !inline,
+            pager : !popup && !inline,
             display_title : !popup
         }, action.flags || {});
         if (!(type in this)) {
@@ -1029,12 +1030,43 @@ session.web.View = session.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends session.web.View# */{
     template: "EmptyComponent",
     // name displayed in view switchers
     display_name: '',
+    /**
+     * Define a view type for each view to allow automatic call to fields_view_get.
+     */
+    view_type: undefined,
     init: function(parent, dataset, view_id, options) {
         this._super(parent);
         this.dataset = dataset;
         this.view_id = view_id;
         this.set_default_options(options);
     },
+    start: function() {
+        return this.load_view();
+    },
+    load_view: function() {
+        if (this.embedded_view) {
+            var def = $.Deferred().pipe(this.on_loaded);
+            var self = this;
+            $.async_when().then(function() {def.resolve(self.embedded_view);});
+            return def.promise();
+        } else {
+            var context = new session.web.CompoundContext(this.dataset.get_context());
+            if (! this.view_type)
+                console.warn("view_type is not defined", this);
+            return this.rpc("/web/view/load", {
+                "model": this.dataset.model,
+                "view_id": this.view_id,
+                "view_type": this.view_type,
+                toolbar: this.options.sidebar,
+                context: context
+                }).pipe(this.on_loaded);
+        }
+    },
+    /**
+     * Called after a successful call to fields_view_get.
+     * Must return a promise.
+     */
+    on_loaded: function(fields_view_get) {},
     set_default_options: function(options) {
         this.options = options || {};
         _.defaults(this.options, {
diff --git a/addons/web_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js b/addons/web_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
index bae74276a24..5511094b1ee 100644
--- a/addons/web_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
+++ b/addons/web_dashboard/static/src/js/dashboard.js
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ openerp.web_dashboard.ConfigOverview = openerp.web.View.extend({
         this.dataset = new openerp.web.DataSetSearch(this, 'ir.actions.todo');
     },
     start: function () {
-        this._super();
         var self = this;
         return this.user.read_index(['groups_id']).pipe(function(record) {
             var todos_filter = [
@@ -383,7 +382,6 @@ openerp.web_dashboard.Widget = openerp.web.View.extend(/** @lends openerp.web_da
         this.widget_id = options.widget_id;
     },
     start: function () {
-        this._super();
         var ds = new openerp.web.DataSet(this, 'res.widget');
         return ds.read_ids([this.widget_id], ['title']).then(this.on_widget_loaded);
     },
diff --git a/addons/web_diagram/static/src/js/diagram.js b/addons/web_diagram/static/src/js/diagram.js
index 41b3c4844db..a38031ed4f3 100644
--- a/addons/web_diagram/static/src/js/diagram.js
+++ b/addons/web_diagram/static/src/js/diagram.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ openerp.web.DiagramView = openerp.web.View.extend({
         this.ids = this.dataset.ids;
     },
     start: function() {
-        this._super();
         return this.rpc("/web_diagram/diagram/load", {"model": this.model, "view_id": this.view_id}, this.on_loaded);
     },
 
diff --git a/addons/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js b/addons/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js
index 9f49ba7bd5e..132d95e309e 100644
--- a/addons/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js
+++ b/addons/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js
@@ -10,20 +10,19 @@ openerp.web.views.add('gantt', 'openerp.web_gantt.GanttView');
 openerp.web_gantt.GanttView = openerp.web.View.extend({
     display_name: _lt('Gantt'),
     template: "GanttView",
+    view_type: "gantt",
     init: function() {
         this._super.apply(this, arguments);
         this.has_been_loaded = $.Deferred();
         this.chart_id = _.uniqueId();
     },
-    start: function() {
-        return $.when(this.rpc("/web/view/load", {"model": this.dataset.model, "view_id": this.view_id, "view_type": "gantt"}),
-            this.rpc("/web/searchview/fields_get", {"model": this.dataset.model})).pipe(this.on_loaded);
-    },
-    on_loaded: function(fields_view, fields_get) {
-        this.fields_view = fields_view[0];
-        this.fields = fields_get[0].fields;
-        
-        this.has_been_loaded.resolve();
+    on_loaded: function(fields_view_get, fields_get) {
+        var self = this;
+        this.fields_view = fields_view_get;
+        return this.rpc("/web/searchview/fields_get", {"model": this.dataset.model}).pipe(function(fields_get) {
+            self.fields = fields_get.fields;
+            self.has_been_loaded.resolve();
+        });
     },
     do_search: function (domains, contexts, group_bys) {
         var self = this;
diff --git a/addons/web_graph/static/src/js/graph.js b/addons/web_graph/static/src/js/graph.js
index d962c7d6752..a55d8f15fbf 100644
--- a/addons/web_graph/static/src/js/graph.js
+++ b/addons/web_graph/static/src/js/graph.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ var QWeb = openerp.web.qweb,
 openerp.web.views.add('graph', 'openerp.web_graph.GraphView');
 openerp.web_graph.GraphView = openerp.web.View.extend({
     display_name: _lt('Graph'),
+    view_type: "graph",
 
     init: function(parent, dataset, view_id, options) {
         this._super(parent);
@@ -39,27 +40,13 @@ openerp.web_graph.GraphView = openerp.web.View.extend({
         }
         this._super();
     },
-    start: function() {
+    on_loaded: function(fields_view_get) {
         var self = this;
-        this._super();
-        var loaded;
-        if (this.embedded_view) {
-            loaded = $.when([self.embedded_view]);
-        } else {
-            loaded = this.rpc('/web/view/load', {
-                    model: this.dataset.model,
-                    view_id: this.view_id,
-                    view_type: 'graph'
-            });
-        }
-        return $.when(
-            this.dataset.call_and_eval('fields_get', [false, {}], null, 1),
-            loaded)
-            .then(function (fields_result, view_result) {
-                self.fields = fields_result[0];
-                self.fields_view = view_result[0];
-                self.on_loaded(self.fields_view);
-            });
+        self.fields_view = fields_view_get;
+        return this.dataset.call_and_eval('fields_get', [false, {}], null, 1).pipe(function(fields_result) {
+            self.fields = fields_result;
+            return self.on_loaded_2();
+        });
     },
     /**
      * Returns all object fields involved in the graph view
@@ -72,7 +59,7 @@ openerp.web_graph.GraphView = openerp.web.View.extend({
         }
         return fs;
     },
-    on_loaded: function() {
+    on_loaded_2: function() {
         this.chart = this.fields_view.arch.attrs.type || 'pie';
         this.orientation = this.fields_view.arch.attrs.orientation || 'vertical';
 
@@ -91,6 +78,7 @@ openerp.web_graph.GraphView = openerp.web.View.extend({
         }, this);
         this.ordinate = this.columns[0].name;
         this.is_loaded.resolve();
+        return $.when();
     },
     schedule_chart: function(results) {
         var self = this;
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
index 2993954e3aa..424212e8393 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ openerp.web_kanban.KanbanView = openerp.web.View.extend({
     template: "KanbanView",
     display_name: _lt('Kanban'),
     default_nr_columns: 3,
+    view_type: "kanban",
     init: function (parent, dataset, view_id, options) {
         this._super(parent);
         this.set_default_options(options);
@@ -34,23 +35,14 @@ openerp.web_kanban.KanbanView = openerp.web.View.extend({
         this.currently_dragging = {};
         this.limit = options.limit || 80;
     },
-    start: function() {
-        this._super();
+    on_loaded: function(data) {
         this.$element.find('button.oe_kanban_button_new').click(this.do_add_record);
         this.$groups = this.$element.find('.oe_kanban_groups tr');
-        var context = new openerp.web.CompoundContext(this.dataset.get_context());
-        return this.rpc('/web/view/load', {
-                'model': this.dataset.model,
-                'view_id': this.view_id,
-                'view_type': 'kanban',
-                context: context
-            }, this.on_loaded);
-    },
-    on_loaded: function(data) {
         this.fields_view = data;
         this.fields_keys = _.keys(this.fields_view.fields);
         this.add_qweb_template();
         this.has_been_loaded.resolve();
+        return $.when();
     },
     add_qweb_template: function() {
         for (var i=0, ii=this.fields_view.arch.children.length; i < ii; i++) {