diff --git a/addons/account/company_view.xml b/addons/account/company_view.xml
index caaf4ae0bfb..4ade4b90876 100644
--- a/addons/account/company_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/company_view.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
                 <xpath expr="//group[@name='account_grp']" position="inside">
                     <field name="property_reserve_and_surplus_account"/>
                     <field name="tax_calculation_rounding_method"/>
-                    <field name="paypal_account" placeholder="sales@openerp.com"/>
+                    <field name="paypal_account"  placeholder="sales@openerp.com"/>
                 </xpath>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/account/res_config_view.xml b/addons/account/res_config_view.xml
index 7c8f9179afc..a79b8fe2ed7 100644
--- a/addons/account/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/res_config_view.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@
                     </group>
 
                     <group>
-                        <group name="account_config" string="Accounting Configuration">
+                        <group name="account_config">
+                            <separator string="Accounting Configuration" colspan="2"/>
                             <field name="default_sale_tax" domain="[('type_tax_use','=','sale'), ('company_id','=',company_id)]"
                                 attrs="{'invisible': [('has_chart_of_accounts','=',False)]}"/>
                             <field name="module_account_accountant"/>
@@ -72,8 +73,7 @@
                             <field name="tax_calculation_rounding_method"/>
                             <field name="module_account_asset"/>
                             <field name="module_account_budget"/>
-                        </group>
-                        <group name="customer_inv_grp" string="Customer Invoices">
+                            <separator string="Customer Invoices" colspan="2"/>
                             <label for="sale_sequence_next"/>
                             <group>
                                 <field name="sale_sequence_prefix" class="oe_inline" nolabel="1"
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@
                             <field name="group_proforma_invoices"/>
                             <separator name="analytic_accounting" invisible="1" string="Analytic Accounting"/>
                         </group>
-                        <group name="supplier_inv_grp" string="Supplier Invoices">
+                        <group name="other_cofing">
+                            <separator string="Supplier Invoices" colspan="2"/>
                              <label for="purchase_sequence_next"/>
                             <group>
                                 <field name="purchase_sequence_prefix" class="oe_inline" nolabel="1"
@@ -106,9 +107,9 @@
                                   attrs="{'readonly': [('purchase_refund_journal_id','=',False)]}" nolabel="1"/>
                             </group>
                             <field name="module_account_payment"/>
-                            <separator string="Electronic Payments"/>
+                            <separator string="Electronic Payments" colspan="2"/>
                             <field name="paypal_account" placeholder="sales@openerp.com"/>
-                            <separator string="Bank &amp; Cash"/>
+                            <separator string="Bank &amp; Cash" colspan="2"/>
                             <label for="id" string="Configure Bank Accounts"/>
                             <button name="%(action_bank_tree)d" string="Configure Bank Accounts" icon="gtk-go-forward" type="action"/>
                             <field name="company_footer"/>
diff --git a/addons/base_setup/res_config_view.xml b/addons/base_setup/res_config_view.xml
index e992e381516..5227b0885a9 100644
--- a/addons/base_setup/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/base_setup/res_config_view.xml
@@ -15,23 +15,22 @@
                     <group>
                         <group string="Company Settings">
                             <field name="module_multi_company"/>
-                         </group>
-                         <group string="External Accesses">
+                            <separator string="External Accesses" colspan="2"/>
                             <field name="module_share"/>
                             <field name="module_portal"/>
-                         </group>
-                         <group>
+                        </group>
+                        <group>
                             <div>
                                 You will also find several configuration options on your company data:
                                 address for the header and footer, overdue payments texts, etc.
                             </div>
                             <button type="object" name="open_company" string="Configure Your Company Data" icon="gtk-execute"/>
-                         </group>
-                         <group string="Others">
-                             <label for="id" string="Outgoing Mail Servers"/>
-                             <button type="action" name="%(base.action_ir_mail_server_list)d"
-                                string="Configure" icon="gtk-execute"/>
-                         </group>
+                            <separator string="Others" colspan="2"/>
+                            <label for="id" string="Outgoing Mail Servers"/>
+                            <button type="action" name="%(base.action_ir_mail_server_list)d"
+                            string="Configure" icon="gtk-execute"/>
+                        </group>
+                        
                     </group>
                 </form>
             </field>
@@ -58,11 +57,14 @@
                         or
                         <button string="Cancel" type="object" name="cancel" class="oe_link"/>
                     </header>
-                        <group name="config_sale">
-                            <field name="module_crm" invisible="1"/>
-                            <group name="Emails" string="Emails" attrs="{'invisible': [('module_crm','=',False)]}">
-                                <field name="module_plugin_thunderbird"/>
-                                <field name="module_plugin_outlook"/>
+                        <group>
+                            <group name="config_sale">
+                                <field name="module_crm" invisible="1"/>
+                                <separator string="Emails" colspan="2" attrs="{'invisible': [('module_crm','=',False)]}"/>
+                                <field name="module_plugin_thunderbird" attrs="{'invisible': [('module_crm','=',False)]}"/>
+                                <field name="module_plugin_outlook" attrs="{'invisible': [('module_crm','=',False)]}"/>
+                            </group>
+                            <group name="config_other">
                             </group>
                         </group>
                 </form>
diff --git a/addons/crm/res_config_view.xml b/addons/crm/res_config_view.xml
index 2dc9bebd1b1..96fa16eaa2d 100644
--- a/addons/crm/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/res_config_view.xml
@@ -8,26 +8,25 @@
             <field name="type">form</field>
             <field name="inherit_id" ref="base_setup.view_sale_config_settings"/>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <group name="Emails" version="7.0" position="inside">
+                <separator string="Emails" version="7.0" position="after">
                     <label for="fetchmail_lead"/>
                     <div>
                         <field name="fetchmail_lead"/>
                         <button name="configure_fetchmail_lead" type="object" string="Configure" icon="gtk-go-forward"
                             attrs="{'invisible': [('fetchmail_lead','=',False)]}"/>
                     </div>
+                </separator>
+                <group name="config_other" version="7.0" position="inside">
+                    <separator string="Import and Synchronize Data from an Other Application" colspan="2"/>
+                    <field name="module_import_sugarcrm"/>
+                    <field name="module_crm_caldav"/>
+                    <field name="module_import_google"/>
+                    <separator string="Customer Form" colspan="2"/>
+                    <field name="module_google_map"/>
                 </group>
-                <group name="config_sale" version="7.0" position="inside">
-                    <group string="Import and Synchronize Data from an Other Application">
-                        <field name="module_import_sugarcrm"/>
-                        <field name="module_crm_caldav"/>
-                        <field name="module_import_google"/>
-                    </group>
-                    <group string="Customer Form">
-                        <field name="module_google_map"/>
-                    </group>
-                    <group string="Documents and Wiki">
+                <group name="config_sale" position="inside">
+                    <separator string="Documents and Wiki" colspan="2"/>
                         <field name="module_wiki_sale_faq"/>
-                    </group>
                 </group>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/crm_claim/res_config_view.xml b/addons/crm_claim/res_config_view.xml
index 27bd5a692c2..327bf144544 100644
--- a/addons/crm_claim/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm_claim/res_config_view.xml
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
             <field name="inherit_id" ref="base_setup.view_sale_config_settings"/>
             <field name="priority" eval="20"/>       <!-- to put fetchmail_lead before fetchmail_claim -->
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <group name="Emails" version="7.0" position="inside">
+                <separator string="Emails" version="7.0" position="after">
                     <label for="fetchmail_claim"/>
                     <div>
                         <field name="fetchmail_claim"/>
                         <button type="object" name="configure_fetchmail_claim" string="Configure" icon="gtk-go-forward"
                             attrs="{'invisible': [('fetchmail_claim','=',False)]}"/>
                     </div>
-                </group>
+                </separator>
             </field>
         </record>
 
diff --git a/addons/hr/res_config_view.xml b/addons/hr/res_config_view.xml
index 91557c9fb88..cf35654475d 100644
--- a/addons/hr/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/res_config_view.xml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
                         or
                         <button string="Cancel" type="object" name="cancel" class="oe_link"/>
                     </header>
-                    <group name="hr_grp">
-                        <group string="Additional Features" name="add_feature">
+                    <group>
+                        <group string="Additional Features" name="left_column">
                             <field name="module_hr_expense"/>
                             <field name="module_hr_evaluation"/>
                             <field name="module_hr_holidays"/>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
                                     attrs="{'invisible': [('module_hr_payroll','=',False)]}"/>
                             </div>
                         </group>
-                        <group string="Timesheets">
+                        <group string="Timesheets" name="right_column">
                             <field name="module_hr_attendance" on_change="onchange_hr_attendance(module_hr_attendance)"/>
                             <field name="module_hr_timesheet" on_change="onchange_hr_timesheet(module_hr_timesheet)"/>
                             <field name="module_hr_timesheet_sheet"/>
diff --git a/addons/hr_payroll/res_config_view.xml b/addons/hr_payroll/res_config_view.xml
index 57de4722310..c62281892e8 100644
--- a/addons/hr_payroll/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_payroll/res_config_view.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
             <field name="inherit_id" ref="hr.view_human_resources_configuration"/>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <!-- put after the element <div><field name="module_hr_payroll" class="oe_inline"/> ...</div> -->
-                <xpath expr="//group[@name='add_feature']" position="inside">
+                <xpath expr="//group[@name='left_column']" position="inside">
                     <field name="module_hr_payroll_account"/>
                 </xpath>
             </field>
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/res_config_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/res_config_view.xml
index f806bfffa72..60d6d8d152d 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/res_config_view.xml
@@ -7,16 +7,15 @@
             <field name="type">form</field>
             <field name="inherit_id" ref="hr.view_human_resources_configuration"/>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <group name="hr_grp" position="inside">
-                    <group string="Recruitment">
-                        <field name="module_document_ftp"/>
-                        <label for="fetchmail_applicants"/>
-                        <div>
-                            <field name="fetchmail_applicants"/>
-                            <button name="configure_fetchmail_applicants" type="object" string="Configure" icon="gtk-go-forward"
-                                attrs="{'invisible': [('fetchmail_applicants','=',False)]}"/>
-                        </div>
-                    </group>
+                <group name="right_column" position="inside">
+                    <separator string="Recruitment" colspan="2"/>
+                    <field name="module_document_ftp"/>
+                    <label for="fetchmail_applicants"/>
+                    <div>
+                        <field name="fetchmail_applicants"/>
+                        <button name="configure_fetchmail_applicants" type="object" string="Configure" icon="gtk-go-forward"
+                            attrs="{'invisible': [('fetchmail_applicants','=',False)]}"/>
+                    </div>
                 </group>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/mrp/res_config_view.xml b/addons/mrp/res_config_view.xml
index 9432397b46d..8d81a3d2d0a 100644
--- a/addons/mrp/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/mrp/res_config_view.xml
@@ -18,17 +18,15 @@
                             <field name="module_stock_planning"/>
                             <field name="module_mrp_subproduct"/>
                             <field name="module_mrp_repair"/>
-                        </group>
-                        <group string="Bill Of Material">
-                            <field name="group_mrp_routings"/>
-                            <field name="group_mrp_properties"/>
-                        </group>
-                        <group string="Logistics">
+                            <separator string="Logistics" colspan="2"/>
                             <field name="module_mrp_jit"/>
                             <field name="module_stock_no_autopicking"/>
                         </group>
                         <group string="Products">
                             <field name="module_product_manufacturer"/>
+                            <separator string="Bill Of Material" colspan="2"/>
+                            <field name="group_mrp_routings"/>
+                            <field name="group_mrp_properties"/>
                         </group>
                     </group>
                 </form>
diff --git a/addons/project/res_config_view.xml b/addons/project/res_config_view.xml
index c7318a159ef..6248efde5d2 100644
--- a/addons/project/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project/res_config_view.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
                         <button string="Cancel" type="object" name="cancel" class="oe_link"/>
                     </header>
                     <group>
-                        <group string="Project">
+                        <group>
+                            <separator string="Project" colspan="2"/>
                             <field name="module_project_mrp"/>
                             <field name="module_project_timesheet"/>
                             <field name="module_pad"/>
@@ -21,14 +22,14 @@
                             <field name="group_time_work_estimation_tasks"/>
                             <field name="group_manage_delegation_task"/>
                             <field name="time_unit" domain="[('category_id.name','=','Working Time')]"/>
-                       </group>
-                       <group string="Planing">
-                           <field name="module_project_long_term"/>
-                       </group>
-                       <group string="Helpdesk and Support">
-                           <field name="module_project_issue"/>
-                           <field name="module_project_issue_sheet"/>
-                       </group>
+                        </group>
+                        <group name="project_left_column">
+                            <separator string="Planing" colspan="2"/>
+                            <field name="module_project_long_term"/>
+                            <separator string="Helpdesk and Support" colspan="2"/>
+                            <field name="module_project_issue"/>
+                            <field name="module_project_issue_sheet"/>
+                        </group>
                     </group>
                 </form>
             </field>
diff --git a/addons/purchase/res_config_view.xml b/addons/purchase/res_config_view.xml
index 10e91f869cc..9cfcf4ea3d6 100644
--- a/addons/purchase/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/purchase/res_config_view.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
                         <button string="Cancel" type="object" name="cancel" class="oe_link"/>
                     </header>
                     <group>
-                        <group string="Purchase Order">
+                        <group>
+                            <separator string="Purchase Order" colspan="2"/>
                             <field name="group_purchase_pricelist"/>
                             <field name="group_uom"/>
                             <field name="group_purchase_delivery_address"/>
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@
                             <field name="module_warning"/>
                             <field name="module_purchase_analytic_plans"/>
                         </group>
-                        <group string="Invoicing">
+			<group>
+                            <separator string="Invoicing" colspan="2"/>
                             <field name="default_invoice_method" class="oe_inline"/>
                             <field name="decimal_precision" class="oe_inline"/>
                         </group>
diff --git a/addons/sale/res_config_view.xml b/addons/sale/res_config_view.xml
index 84a723c399d..74796bac6fc 100644
--- a/addons/sale/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/sale/res_config_view.xml
@@ -9,34 +9,33 @@
             <field name="inherit_id" ref="base_setup.view_sale_config_settings"/>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <group name="config_sale" position="inside">
-                    <group string="Sale Order">
-                        <field name="module_project_timesheet" invisible="1"/>
-                        <field name="module_project_mrp" invisible="1"/>
-                        <field name="group_uom"/>
-                        <field name="group_sale_delivery_address"/>
-                        <field name="group_sale_pricelist"/>
-                        <field name="group_multiple_shops"/>
-                        <field name="module_warning"/>
-                        <field name="decimal_precision"/>
-                        <field name="default_picking_policy" attrs="{'invisible':[('group_invoice_deli_orders','=',False)]}"/>
-                        <field name="group_discount_per_so_line"/>
-                        <field name="module_sale_margin"/>
-                        <field name="module_sale_journal"/>
-                    </group>
-                    <group string="Invoicing Policy">
-                        <field name="group_invoice_so_lines" on_change="onchange_invoice_methods(group_invoice_so_lines, group_invoice_deli_orders)"/>
-                        <field name="group_invoice_deli_orders" on_change="onchange_invoice_methods(group_invoice_so_lines, group_invoice_deli_orders)"/>
-                        <field name="task_work" on_change="onchange_task_work(task_work)"/>
-                        <field name="timesheet" on_change="onchange_timesheet(timesheet)"/>
-                        <field name="default_order_policy" attrs="{'invisible':['|',('group_invoice_so_lines','=',False),('group_invoice_deli_orders','=',False)],'required': ['|',('group_invoice_so_lines','=',True),('group_invoice_deli_orders','=',True)]}"/>
-                        <field name="module_delivery" attrs="{'invisible':[('group_invoice_so_lines','=',False), ('group_invoice_deli_orders','=',False)]}"/>
-                        <field name="time_unit" domain="[('category_id.name','=','Working Time')]"
-                            attrs="{'invisible': [('task_work','=',False), ('module_account_analytic_analysis','=',False)],'required': ['|', ('task_work','=',True), ('module_account_analytic_analysis','=',True)]}"/>
-                    </group>
-                    <group string="Contracts" >
-                        <field name="module_account_analytic_analysis" on_change="onchange_timesheet(module_account_analytic_analysis)"/>
-                        <field name="module_analytic_user_function" attrs="{'invisible':[('module_account_analytic_analysis','=',False)]}"/>
-                    </group>
+                    <field name="module_project_timesheet" invisible="1"/>
+                    <field name="module_project_mrp" invisible="1"/>
+                    <separator string="Sale Order" colspan="2"/>
+                    <field name="group_uom"/>
+                    <field name="group_sale_delivery_address"/>
+                    <field name="group_sale_pricelist"/>
+                    <field name="group_multiple_shops"/>
+                    <field name="module_warning"/>
+                    <field name="decimal_precision"/>
+                    <field name="default_picking_policy" attrs="{'invisible':[('group_invoice_deli_orders','=',False)]}"/>
+                    <field name="group_discount_per_so_line"/>
+                    <field name="module_sale_margin"/>
+                    <field name="module_sale_journal"/>
+                </group>
+                <group name="config_other" position="inside">
+                    <separator string="Invoicing Policy" colspan="2" />
+                    <field name="group_invoice_so_lines" on_change="onchange_invoice_methods(group_invoice_so_lines, group_invoice_deli_orders)"/>
+                    <field name="group_invoice_deli_orders" on_change="onchange_invoice_methods(group_invoice_so_lines, group_invoice_deli_orders)"/>
+                    <field name="task_work" on_change="onchange_task_work(task_work)"/>
+                    <field name="timesheet" on_change="onchange_timesheet(timesheet)"/>
+                    <field name="default_order_policy" attrs="{'invisible':['|',('group_invoice_so_lines','=',False),('group_invoice_deli_orders','=',False)],'required': ['|',('group_invoice_so_lines','=',True),('group_invoice_deli_orders','=',True)]}"/>
+                    <field name="module_delivery" attrs="{'invisible':[('group_invoice_so_lines','=',False), ('group_invoice_deli_orders','=',False)]}"/>
+                    <field name="time_unit" domain="[('category_id.name','=','Working Time')]"
+                        attrs="{'invisible': [('task_work','=',False), ('module_account_analytic_analysis','=',False)],'required': ['|', ('task_work','=',True), ('module_account_analytic_analysis','=',True)]}"/>
+                    <separator string="Contracts" colspan="2"/>
+                    <field name="module_account_analytic_analysis" on_change="onchange_timesheet(module_account_analytic_analysis)"/>
+                    <field name="module_analytic_user_function" attrs="{'invisible':[('module_account_analytic_analysis','=',False)]}"/>
                 </group>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/stock/res_config_view.xml b/addons/stock/res_config_view.xml
index 846167d062c..0503ec544b1 100644
--- a/addons/stock/res_config_view.xml
+++ b/addons/stock/res_config_view.xml
@@ -14,28 +14,28 @@
                         <button string="Cancel" type="object" name="cancel" class="oe_link"/>
                     </header>
                     <group>
-                        <group string="Logistics">
-                            <field name="group_stock_multiple_locations"/>
-                            <field name="module_stock_invoice_directly"/>
-                            <field name="module_stock_location"/>
-                            <field name="decimal_precision" class="oe_inline"/>
+                        <group>
+                            <separator string="Traceability" colspan="2"/>
+                            <field name="group_stock_production_lot"/>
+                            <field name="group_stock_tracking_lot"/>
+                            <field name="module_product_expiry"
+                                attrs="{'invisible': [('group_stock_production_lot','=',False)]}"/>
+                             <separator string="Logistics" colspan="2"/>
+                             <field name="group_stock_multiple_locations"/>
+                             <field name="module_stock_invoice_directly"/>
+                             <field name="module_stock_location"/>
+                             <field name="decimal_precision" class="oe_inline"/>
                         </group>
-                        <group string="Products">
+                        <group>
+                            <separator string="Partners" colspan="2"/>
+                            <field name="module_claim_from_delivery"/>
+                            <separator string="Products" colspan="2"/>
                             <field name="group_stock_packaging"/>
                             <field name="group_uom"/>
                             <field name="group_uos"/>
                             <field name="group_stock_inventory_valuation" class="oe_inline"/>
                             <field name="group_product_variant"/>
                         </group>
-                        <group string="Partners">
-                            <field name="module_claim_from_delivery"/>
-                        </group>
-                        <group string="Traceability">
-                            <field name="group_stock_production_lot"/>
-                            <field name="group_stock_tracking_lot"/>
-                            <field name="module_product_expiry"
-                                attrs="{'invisible': [('group_stock_production_lot','=',False)]}"/>
-                        </group>
                     </group>
                 </form>
             </field>