diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 30fe4d415cf..94d02758ad0 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
     display: none !important;
   }
 }
-
 .openerp.openerp_webclient_container {
   height: 100%;
 }
@@ -2566,7 +2565,7 @@
   background-color: #eeeeee;
 }
 .openerp .oe_list_editable .oe_list_content td.oe_list_field_cell {
-  padding: 4px 6px 3px 6px;
+  padding: 4px 6px 3px;
 }
 .openerp .oe_list.oe_list_editable.oe_editing .oe_edition .oe_list_field_cell:not(.oe_readonly) {
   color: transparent;
@@ -2647,6 +2646,9 @@
   margin: 0 !important;
   padding: 0;
 }
+.openerp .oe_list .oe_form .oe_form_field_boolean {
+  padding: 1px 6px 3px;
+}
 .openerp .oe_list .oe_list_content .oe_group_header {
   background-color: #fcfcfc;
   background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#fcfcfc), to(#dedede));
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index e388ad16727..f911929e159 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -2030,10 +2030,8 @@ $sheet-padding: 16px
                     background-color: #eee
 
     $row-height: 27px
-    .oe_list_editable
-        .oe_list_content
-            td.oe_list_field_cell
-                padding: 4px 6px 3px 6px
+    .oe_list_editable .oe_list_content td.oe_list_field_cell
+        padding: 4px 6px 3px
     .oe_list.oe_list_editable.oe_editing
         .oe_edition .oe_list_field_cell:not(.oe_readonly)
             *
@@ -2106,6 +2104,10 @@ $sheet-padding: 16px
                 position: absolute
                 margin: 0 !important // dammit
                 padding: 0
+            .oe_form_field_boolean
+                // use padding similar to actual cell to correctly position the
+                // checkbox
+                padding: 1px 6px 3px
         .oe_list_content .oe_group_header
             @include vertical-gradient(#fcfcfc, #dedede)
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index a3b9f5fae7d..07850d0ecaa 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -2216,6 +2216,13 @@ instance.web.form.FieldChar = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instance.we
     },
     focus: function() {
         this.$('input:first').focus();
+    },
+    set_dimensions: function (height, width) {
+        this._super(height, width);
+        this.$('input').css({
+            height: height,
+            width: width
+        });
     }
 });
 
@@ -2502,7 +2509,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldText = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instance.we
         this.$textarea.focus();
     },
     set_dimensions: function (height, width) {
-        this._super();
+        this._super(height, width);
         this.$textarea.css({
             width: width,
             minHeight: height
@@ -2664,6 +2671,13 @@ instance.web.form.FieldSelection = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instan
     },
     focus: function() {
         this.$el.find('select:first').focus();
+    },
+    set_dimensions: function (height, width) {
+        this._super(height, width);
+        this.$('select').css({
+            height: height,
+            width: width
+        });
     }
 });
 
@@ -3146,6 +3160,10 @@ instance.web.form.FieldMany2One = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(instanc
         this.ed_def.reject();
         return instance.web.form.CompletionFieldMixin._search_create_popup.apply(this, arguments);
     },
+    set_dimensions: function (height, width) {
+        this._super(height, width);
+        this.$input.css('height', height);
+    }
 });
 
 /*