diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
index b605f4ad4e1..d7272d8d83f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ instance.web.Reload = function(parent, params) {
         hash = "#menu_id=" + menu_id;
     }
     var url = l.protocol + "//" + l.host + l.pathname + search + hash;
+    window.onerror = function() {};
     window.location = url;
 };
 instance.web.client_actions.add("reload", "instance.web.Reload");
@@ -881,6 +882,7 @@ instance.web.UserMenu =  instance.web.Widget.extend({
     on_action: function() {
     },
     on_menu_logout: function() {
+        this.trigger('user_logout');
     },
     on_menu_settings: function() {
         var self = this;
@@ -1039,7 +1041,7 @@ instance.web.WebClient = instance.web.Client.extend({
         self.menu.on('menu_click', this, this.on_menu_action);
         self.user_menu = new instance.web.UserMenu(self);
         self.user_menu.replace(this.$el.find('.oe_user_menu_placeholder'));
-        self.user_menu.on_menu_logout.add(this.proxy('on_logout'));
+        self.user_menu.on('user_logout', self, this.proxy('on_logout'));
         self.user_menu.on_action.add(this.proxy('on_menu_action'));
         self.user_menu.do_update();
         self.bind_hashchange();
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index eda2c8a64f4..a3a61168f17 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ instance.web.FormView = instance.web.View.extend(instance.web.form.FieldManagerM
         var def = $.Deferred();
         $.when(this.has_been_loaded).then(function() {
             self.dataset.call('copy', [self.datarecord.id, {}, self.dataset.context]).then(function(new_id) {
-                return self.record_created({ result : new_id });
+                return self.record_created(new_id);
             }).then(function() {
                 return self.to_edit_mode();
             }).then(function() {
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ instance.web.FormView = instance.web.View.extend(instance.web.form.FieldManagerM
         var self = this;
         return this.reload_mutex.exec(function() {
             if (self.dataset.index == null) {
-                self.do_prev_view();
+                self.trigger("previous_view");
                 return $.Deferred().reject().promise();
             }
             if (self.dataset.index == null || self.dataset.index < 0) {
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ instance.web.FormView = instance.web.View.extend(instance.web.form.FieldManagerM
                             field_to_set,
                             self.fields[field_to_set].get_value(),
                             all_users,
-                            false,
+                            true,
                             condition || false
                     ]).then(function () { d.close(); });
                 }}
@@ -1606,6 +1606,8 @@ instance.web.form.FormDialog = instance.web.Dialog.extend({
 });
 
 instance.web.form.compute_domain = function(expr, fields) {
+    if (! (expr instanceof Array))
+        return !! expr;
     var stack = [];
     for (var i = expr.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
         var ex = expr[i];
@@ -2818,7 +2820,7 @@ instance.web.form.CompletionFieldMixin = {
             self.build_domain(),
             new instance.web.CompoundContext(self.build_context(), context || {})
         );
-        pop.on_select_elements.add(function(element_ids) {
+        pop.on("select_elements",self,function(element_ids) {
             self.add_id(element_ids[0]);
             self.focus();
         });
@@ -3540,7 +3542,7 @@ instance.web.form.One2ManyViewManager = instance.web.ViewManager.extend({
             form_view_options: {'not_interactible_on_create':true},
             readonly: self.o2m.get("effective_readonly")
         });
-        pop.on_select_elements.add_last(function() {
+        pop.on("select_elements", self, function() {
             self.o2m.reload_current_view();
         });
     },
@@ -3626,7 +3628,7 @@ instance.web.form.One2ManyListView = instance.web.ListView.extend({
                 self.o2m.build_domain(),
                 self.o2m.build_context()
             );
-            pop.on_select_elements.add_last(function() {
+            pop.on("select_elements", self, function() {
                 self.o2m.reload_current_view();
             });
         }
@@ -4055,7 +4057,7 @@ instance.web.form.Many2ManyListView = instance.web.ListView.extend(/** @lends in
             this.m2m_field.build_context()
         );
         var self = this;
-        pop.on_select_elements.add(function(element_ids) {
+        pop.on("select_elements", self, function(element_ids) {
             _.each(element_ids, function(one_id) {
                 if(! _.detect(self.dataset.ids, function(x) {return x == one_id;})) {
                     self.dataset.set_ids([].concat(self.dataset.ids, [one_id]));
@@ -4170,7 +4172,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldMany2ManyKanban = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(
                 new instance.web.CompoundDomain(this.build_domain(), ["!", ["id", "in", this.dataset.ids]]),
                 this.build_context()
             );
-            pop.on_select_elements.add(function(element_ids) {
+            pop.on("select_elements", self, function(element_ids) {
                 _.each(element_ids, function(one_id) {
                     if(! _.detect(self.dataset.ids, function(x) {return x == one_id;})) {
                         self.dataset.set_ids([].concat(self.dataset.ids, [one_id]));
@@ -4390,11 +4392,12 @@ instance.web.form.AbstractFormPopup = instance.web.Widget.extend({
             self.view_form.do_show();
         });
     },
-    on_select_elements: function(element_ids) {
+    elements_selected: function(element_ids) {
+        this.trigger("select_elements",element_ids);
     },
     check_exit: function(no_destroy) {
         if (this.created_elements.length > 0) {
-            this.on_select_elements(this.created_elements);
+            this.elements_selected(this.created_elements);
             this.created_elements = [];
         }
         this.destroy();
@@ -4505,7 +4508,7 @@ instance.web.form.SelectCreatePopup = instance.web.form.AbstractFormPopup.extend
                 });
                 var $sbutton = self.$buttonpane.find(".oe_selectcreatepopup-search-select");
                 $sbutton.click(function() {
-                    self.on_select_elements(self.selected_ids);
+                    self.elements_selected(self.selected_ids);
                     self.destroy();
                 });
             });
@@ -4547,7 +4550,7 @@ instance.web.form.SelectCreateListView = instance.web.ListView.extend({
         this.popup.new_object();
     },
     select_record: function(index) {
-        this.popup.on_select_elements([this.dataset.ids[index]]);
+        this.popup.elements_selected([this.dataset.ids[index]]);
         this.popup.destroy();
     },
     do_select: function(ids, records) {
@@ -4575,6 +4578,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldReference = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instan
     destroy_content: function() {
         if (this.fm) {
             this.fm.destroy();
+            this.fm = undefined;
         }
     },
     initialize_content: function() {
@@ -4596,9 +4600,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldReference = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instan
             modifiers: JSON.stringify({readonly: this.get('effective_readonly')}),
         }});
         this.selection.on("change:value", this, this.on_selection_changed);
-        this.selection.setElement(this.$(".oe_form_view_reference_selection"));
-        this.selection.renderElement();
-        this.selection.start();
+        this.selection.appendTo(this.$(".oe_form_view_reference_selection"));
         this.selection
             .on('focused', null, function () {self.trigger('focused')})
             .on('blurred', null, function () {self.trigger('blurred')});
@@ -4608,9 +4610,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldReference = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instan
             modifiers: JSON.stringify({readonly: this.get('effective_readonly')}),
         }});
         this.m2o.on("change:value", this, this.data_changed);
-        this.m2o.setElement(this.$(".oe_form_view_reference_m2o"));
-        this.m2o.renderElement();
-        this.m2o.start();
+        this.m2o.appendTo(this.$(".oe_form_view_reference_m2o"));
         this.m2o
             .on('focused', null, function () {self.trigger('focused')})
             .on('blurred', null, function () {self.trigger('blurred')});
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
index f985e5f6dc8..5f90c4215f7 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -525,8 +525,8 @@ instance.web.ViewManager =  instance.web.Widget.extend({
             controller.set_embedded_view(view.embedded_view);
         }
         controller.on('switch_mode', self, this.switch_mode);
-
-        controller.do_prev_view.add_last(this.on_prev_view);
+        controller.on('previous_view', self, this.prev_view);
+        
         var container = this.$el.find(".oe_view_manager_view_" + view_type);
         var view_promise = controller.appendTo(container);
         this.views[view_type].controller = controller;
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ instance.web.ViewManager =  instance.web.Widget.extend({
      * @param {String} [options.default=null] view to switch to if no previous view
      * @returns {$.Deferred} switching end signal
      */
-    on_prev_view: function (options) {
+    prev_view: function (options) {
         options = options || {};
         var current_view = this.views_history.pop();
         var previous_view = this.views_history[this.views_history.length - 1] || options['default'];
@@ -1266,8 +1266,7 @@ instance.web.View = instance.web.Widget.extend({
      * @param {Boolean} [options.created=false] resource was created
      * @param {String} [options.default=null] view to switch to if no previous view
      */
-    do_prev_view: function (options) {
-    },
+
     do_search: function(view) {
     },
     on_sidebar_export: function() {
diff --git a/addons/web_diagram/static/src/js/diagram.js b/addons/web_diagram/static/src/js/diagram.js
index 9fd74853c3c..5b699fa7870 100644
--- a/addons/web_diagram/static/src/js/diagram.js
+++ b/addons/web_diagram/static/src/js/diagram.js
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ instance.web.DiagramView = instance.web.View.extend({
             self.dataset.domain,
             self.context || self.dataset.context
         );
-        pop.on_select_elements.add_last(function(element_ids) {
+        pop.on("select_elements", self, function(element_ids) {
             self.dataset.read_index(_.keys(self.fields_view.fields)).pipe(self.on_diagram_loaded);
         });
 
@@ -325,8 +325,7 @@ instance.web.DiagramView = instance.web.View.extend({
             this.dataset.domain,
             this.context || this.dataset.context
         );
-
-        pop.on_select_elements.add_last(function(element_ids) {
+        pop.on("select_elements", self, function(element_ids) {
             self.dataset.read_index(_.keys(self.fields_view.fields)).pipe(self.on_diagram_loaded);
         });
         // We want to destroy the dummy edge after a creation cancel. This destroys it even if we save the changes.
diff --git a/addons/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js b/addons/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js
index 66d699c2cde..32bfea8e212 100644
--- a/addons/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js
+++ b/addons/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt.js
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ instance.web_gantt.GanttView = instance.web.View.extend({
     on_task_create: function() {
         var self = this;
         var pop = new instance.web.form.SelectCreatePopup(this);
-        pop.on_select_elements.add_last(function() {
+        pop.on("select_elements", self, function() {
             self.reload();
         });
         pop.select_element(
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
index 537325394e9..37aea87e50e 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ instance.web_kanban.QuickCreate = instance.web.Widget.extend({
             [],
             {"default_name": self.$input.val()}
         );
-        pop.on_select_elements.add(function(element_ids) {
+        pop.on("select_elements", self, function(element_ids) {
             self.$input.val("");
             self.trigger('added', element_ids[0]);
         });