diff --git a/addons/account/account_view.xml b/addons/account/account_view.xml
index 12ec848bb9a..b21c4239e3b 100644
--- a/addons/account/account_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/account_view.xml
@@ -1086,8 +1086,7 @@
 	                                    <field name="analytic_account_id" domain="[('parent_id','!=',False)]"/>
 	                                </group>
 	                            </group>
-	                            <separator string="Internal Note" colspan="4"/>
-	                            <field name="narration" colspan="4" nolabel="1"/>
+	                            <field name="narration" colspan="4" nolabel="1" placeholder="Add an internal note."/>
 	                        </page>
 	                        <page string="Analytic Lines" groups="analytic.group_analytic_accounting">
 	                            <field name="analytic_lines" context="{'default_general_account_id':account_id, 'default_name': name, 'default_date':date, 'amount': (debit or 0.0)-(credit or 0.0)}"/>
@@ -2631,7 +2630,6 @@ action = pool.get('res.config').next(cr, uid, [], context)
 	                                        </form>
                                         </field>
                                     </group> 
-                                    <newline/>
                                     <group class="oe_subtotal_footer oe_right">
                                         <field name="balance_start" readonly="1" string="Total"/>
                                         <field name="total_entry_encoding"/>
@@ -2652,7 +2650,6 @@ action = pool.get('res.config').next(cr, uid, [], context)
 		                                    </form>
                                         </field>
                                     </group>  
-	                                <newline/>
 	                                <group class="oe_subtotal_footer oe_right">
 	                                    <field name="balance_end" />
 	                                    <field name="balance_end_cash"/>
diff --git a/addons/account/wizard/account_move_journal.py b/addons/account/wizard/account_move_journal.py
index bc794fdcdd1..419f2e2d09e 100644
--- a/addons/account/wizard/account_move_journal.py
+++ b/addons/account/wizard/account_move_journal.py
@@ -107,10 +107,9 @@ class account_move_journal(osv.osv_memory):
             <form string="Standard entries" version="7.0">
                 <group>
                     <field name="target_move"/>
+                    <label string="%s"/>
+                    <label  string="%s"/>
                 </group>
-                <label width="300" string="%s"/>
-                <newline/>
-                <label width="300" string="%s"/>
                 <footer>
                     <button string="%s" name="action_open_window" default_focus="1" type="object" class="oe_highlight"/>
                     or
diff --git a/addons/account/wizard/account_report_common_view.xml b/addons/account/wizard/account_report_common_view.xml
index 89bfc4d4b7c..aa09e7fd3a8 100644
--- a/addons/account/wizard/account_report_common_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/wizard/account_report_common_view.xml
@@ -17,16 +17,16 @@
                 </group>
                 <notebook tabpos="up" colspan="4">
                     <page string="Filters" name="filters">
-                        <group col="4">
+                        <group>
                             <field name="filter" on_change="onchange_filter(filter, fiscalyear_id)"/>
                         </group>
-                        <group string="Dates"  attrs="{'invisible':[('filter', '!=', 'filter_date')], 'required':[('filter', '=', 'filter_date')]}" col="4" >
-                            <field name="date_from"  colspan="4"/>
-                            <field name="date_to"    colspan="4"/>
+                        <group string="Dates"  attrs="{'invisible':[('filter', '!=', 'filter_date')], 'required':[('filter', '=', 'filter_date')]}">
+                            <field name="date_from" />
+                            <field name="date_to" />
                         </group>
-                        <group string="Periods" attrs="{'invisible':[('filter','!=','filter_period')], 'required':[('filter', '=', 'filter_period')]}" col="4">
-                            <field name="period_from" domain="[('fiscalyear_id', '=', fiscalyear_id)]"   colspan="4"/>
-                            <field name="period_to" domain="[('fiscalyear_id', '=', fiscalyear_id)]"  colspan="4"/>
+                        <group string="Periods" attrs="{'invisible':[('filter','!=','filter_period')], 'required':[('filter', '=', 'filter_period')]}">
+                            <field name="period_from" domain="[('fiscalyear_id', '=', fiscalyear_id)]"/>
+                            <field name="period_to" domain="[('fiscalyear_id', '=', fiscalyear_id)]"  />
                         </group>
                     </page>
                     <page string="Journals" name="journal_ids">
diff --git a/addons/account_budget/account_budget_view.xml b/addons/account_budget/account_budget_view.xml
index f653a9d3691..16f13881034 100644
--- a/addons/account_budget/account_budget_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account_budget/account_budget_view.xml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
                         <field name="state" widget="statusbar" statusbar_visible="draft,confirm"/>
                     </header>
                     <sheet string="Budget">
-                        <group col="4">
+                        <group>
                             <group>
                                 <field name="name" colspan="1" attrs="{'readonly':[('state','!=','draft')]}"/>
                                 <field name="creating_user_id" attrs="{'readonly':[('state','!=','draft')]}"/>
diff --git a/addons/account_check_writing/account_voucher_view.xml b/addons/account_check_writing/account_voucher_view.xml
index b725c1c2d06..9fafdcd30c3 100644
--- a/addons/account_check_writing/account_voucher_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account_check_writing/account_voucher_view.xml
@@ -82,35 +82,33 @@
 	                                    <field name="amount" sum="Total Allocation" on_change="onchange_amount(amount, amount_unreconciled, context)"/>
 	                                </tree>
 	                            </field>
-	                            <group>
-	                                <group string="Internal Notes">
-	                                    <field name="narration" colspan="2" nolabel="1"/>
-	                                </group>
+	                            <group col="3">
 	                                <group>
-	                                    <group col="4" attrs="{'invisible':[('currency_id','=',False),('is_multi_currency','=',False)]}">
-	                                        <separator string="Currency Options" colspan="4"/>
-	                                        <field name="is_multi_currency" invisible="1"/>
-	                                        <field name="payment_rate" required="1" on_change="onchange_rate(payment_rate, amount, currency_id, payment_rate_currency_id, company_id, context)" colspan="3"/>
-	                                        <field name="payment_rate_currency_id" colspan="1" nolabel="1" on_change="onchange_payment_rate_currency(currency_id, payment_rate, payment_rate_currency_id, date, amount, company_id, context)"/>
-	                                        <field name="paid_amount_in_company_currency" colspan="4" invisible="1"/>
-	                                    </group>
-	                                    <group col="2">
-	                                        <separator string="Payment Options" colspan="2"/>
-	                                        <field name="writeoff_amount"/>
-	                                        <field name="payment_option" required="1"/>
-	                                        <field name="writeoff_acc_id"
-	                                               attrs="{'invisible':[('payment_option','!=','with_writeoff')], 'required':[('payment_option','=','with_writeoff')]}"
-	                                               domain="[('type','=','other')]"/>
-	                                        <field name="comment"
-	                                               attrs="{'invisible':[('payment_option','!=','with_writeoff')]}"/>
-	                                        <field name="analytic_id"
-	                                               groups="analytic.group_analytic_accounting"/>
-	                                    </group>
+	                                    <field name="narration"  placeholder="Add an internal note." nolabel="1"/>
 	                                </group>
+                                    <group  string="Currency Options" col="5" attrs="{'invisible':[('currency_id','=',False),('is_multi_currency','=',False)]}">
+                                        <field name="is_multi_currency" invisible="1"/>
+                                        <field name="payment_rate" required="1" 
+                                            on_change="onchange_rate(payment_rate, amount, currency_id, payment_rate_currency_id, company_id, context)"/>
+                                        <field name="payment_rate_currency_id" nolabel="1" 
+                                            on_change="onchange_payment_rate_currency(currency_id, payment_rate, payment_rate_currency_id, date, amount, company_id, context)"/>
+                                        <field name="paid_amount_in_company_currency" invisible="1"/>
+                                    </group>
+                                    <group string="Payment Options">
+                                        <field name="writeoff_amount"/>
+                                        <field name="payment_option" required="1"/>
+                                        <field name="writeoff_acc_id"
+                                               attrs="{'invisible':[('payment_option','!=','with_writeoff')], 'required':[('payment_option','=','with_writeoff')]}"
+                                               domain="[('type','=','other')]"/>
+                                        <field name="comment"
+                                               attrs="{'invisible':[('payment_option','!=','with_writeoff')]}"/>
+                                        <field name="analytic_id"
+                                               groups="analytic.group_analytic_accounting"/>
+                                    </group>
 	                            </group>
 	                        </page>
 	                        <page string="Journal Items" attrs="{'invisible': [('state','!=','posted')]}">
-	                            <group col="4">
+	                            <group>
 	                                <field name="period_id"/>
 	                                <field name="audit"/>
 	                                <field name="number" attrs="{'readonly':[('allow_check','!=',1)]}" />
diff --git a/addons/l10n_be_invoice_bba/account_invoice_view.xml b/addons/l10n_be_invoice_bba/account_invoice_view.xml
index ffa6ad68d65..2d3ebbd4cd2 100644
--- a/addons/l10n_be_invoice_bba/account_invoice_view.xml
+++ b/addons/l10n_be_invoice_bba/account_invoice_view.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
           <group col="4" colspan="2">
               <!-- "algorithm" not a field in any account related module.so pass it as False argument in generate_bbacomm() function. -->
               <field name="reference_type" nolabel="1"  size="0" attrs="{'readonly':[('state','!=','draft')]}"
-                 on_change="generate_bbacomm(type,reference_type,partner_id,reference)" colspan="1"/>
+                 on_change="generate_bbacomm(type,reference_type, False, partner_id,reference)" colspan="1"/>
               <field name="reference" nolabel="1"  colspan="3" attrs="{'readonly':[('state','!=','draft')]}"/>
           </group>
         </field>
diff --git a/addons/l10n_be_invoice_bba/invoice.py b/addons/l10n_be_invoice_bba/invoice.py
index 0c767f3a54c..0cf55e5be64 100644
--- a/addons/l10n_be_invoice_bba/invoice.py
+++ b/addons/l10n_be_invoice_bba/invoice.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class account_invoice(osv.osv):
                     algorithm = self.pool.get('res.partner').browse(cr, uid, partner_id).out_inv_comm_algorithm
                     if not algorithm:
                         algorithm = 'random' 
-                    reference = self.generate_bbacomm(cr, uid, ids, type, reference_type, partner_id, '', algorithm)['value']['reference']
+                    reference = self.generate_bbacomm(cr, uid, ids, type, reference_type, algorithm, partner_id, '')['value']['reference']
         res_update = {       
             'reference_type': reference_type or 'none',
             'reference': reference,
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class account_invoice(osv.osv):
         result['value'].update(res_update)
         return result                    
 #algorithm is not defined as field in any account related modules.so pass it as false argument.
-    def generate_bbacomm(self, cr, uid, ids, type, reference_type, partner_id, reference, algorithm=False):
+    def generate_bbacomm(self, cr, uid, ids, type, reference_type, algorithm, partner_id, reference):
         partner_obj =  self.pool.get('res.partner')
         reference = reference or ''  
         if (type == 'out_invoice'):