diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_fields.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_fields.py
index 49ccf2ce91a..39f7f99b5fa 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_fields.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_fields.py
@@ -149,30 +149,6 @@ class ir_fields_converter(orm.Model):
         return functools.partial(
             converter, cr, uid, model, column, context=context)
 
-    def from_field(self, cr, uid, model, column, totype='str', context=None):
-        """ Fetches a converter for the provided column object, to the
-        specified type.
-
-        A converter is a callable taking a value as returned by a read on the
-        column, and returning a formatted value of type ``totype``.
-
-        By default, tries to get a method on itself with a name matching the
-        pattern ``_$totype_from_${column._type}`` and returns it.
-
-        Error conditions are similar to :meth:`~.to_field`
-
-        :param column: column object to generate a value from
-        :param str totype:
-        :return: a function (column.read_type -> totype)
-        :rtype: Callable | None
-        """
-        converter = getattr(
-            self, '_%s_from_%s' % (totype, column._type), None)
-        if not converter: return None
-
-        return functools.partial(
-            converter, cr, uid, model, column, context=context)
-
     def _str_to_boolean(self, cr, uid, model, column, value, context=None):
         # all translatables used for booleans
         true, yes, false, no = _(u"true"), _(u"yes"), _(u"false"), _(u"no")
@@ -460,50 +436,3 @@ class ir_fields_converter(orm.Model):
                 commands.append(CREATE(writable))
 
         return commands, warnings
-
-    def _html_from_passthrough(self, cr, uid, model, column, value, context=None):
-        """
-        escapes the value and returns it directly
-        """
-        return werkzeug.utils.escape(value), []
-
-    _html_from_char = _html_from_integer = \
-        _html_from_date = _html_from_datetime = _html_from_passthrough
-
-    def _html_from_float(self, cr, uid, model, column, value, context=None):
-        width, precision = column.digits or (None, None)
-        if precision is None:
-            fmt = '{value}'
-        else:
-            fmt = '{value:.{precision}f}'
-
-        return werkzeug.utils.escape(
-            fmt.format(value=value, width=width, precision=precision, )), []
-
-    def _html_from_text(self, cr, uid, model, column, value, context=None):
-        """
-        Escapes the value and converts newlines to br. This is bullshit.
-        """
-        return werkzeug.utils.escape(value).replace('\n', '<br>\n'), []
-
-    def _html_from_selection(self, cr, uid, model, column, value, context=None):
-        selection = dict(openerp.osv.fields.selection.reify(
-            cr, uid, model, column, context=context))
-        return werkzeug.utils.escape(selection[value]), []
-
-    def _html_from_html(self, cr, uid, model, column, value, context=None):
-        return value, []
-
-    def _html_from_many2one(self, cr, uid, model, column, value, context=None):
-        return werkzeug.utils.escape(value.name_get()[0][1]).replace('\n', '<br>\n'), []
-
-    def _html_from_binary(self, cr, uid, model, column, value, context=None):
-        try:
-            image = Image.open(cStringIO.StringIO(value.decode('base64')))
-        except IOError:
-            raise ValueError("Non-image binary fields can not be converted to HTML")
-        try: image.verify()
-        except: # no idea what "suitable exceptions" are
-            raise ValueError("Invalid image content")
-
-        return ('<img src="data:%s;base64,%s">' % (Image.MIME[image.format], value)), []
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_qweb.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_qweb.py
index 78b5f401d61..8d9bd97adf6 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_qweb.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_qweb.py
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import cStringIO
+import json
 import logging
 import re
 
+import Image
 import werkzeug.utils
 
 import xml   # FIXME use lxml
 import traceback
-from openerp.osv import osv, orm
+from openerp.osv import osv, orm, fields
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ class QWeb(orm.AbstractModel):
 
     """
 
-    _name = 'ir.templating.qweb'
+    _name = 'ir.qweb'
 
     node = xml.dom.Node
     _void_elements = frozenset([
@@ -364,37 +367,139 @@ class QWeb(orm.AbstractModel):
         assert node_name != 't',\
             "t-field can not be used on a t element, provide an actual HTML node"
 
-        record, field = t_att["field"].rsplit('.', 1)
+        record, field_name = t_att["field"].rsplit('.', 1)
         record = self.eval_object(record, v)
 
-        column = record._model._all_columns[field].column
-        field_type = column._type
+        column = record._model._all_columns[field_name].column
+        options = json.loads(t_att.get('field-options') or '{}')
+        field_type = get_field_type(column, options)
 
-        req = v['request']
-        converter = req.registry['ir.fields.converter'].from_field(
-            req.cr, req.uid, record._model, column, totype='html')
+        converter = self.pool.get('ir.qweb.field.' + field_type,
+                                  self.pool['ir.qweb.field'])
 
+        return converter.to_html(record._cr, record._uid, field_name, record, options,
+                                 e, t_att, g_att, v)
+
+
+class FieldConverter(osv.AbstractModel):
+    _name = 'ir.qweb.field'
+
+    def attributes(self, cr, uid, field_name, record, options,
+                   source_element, g_att, t_att, qweb_context):
+        column = record._model._all_columns[field_name].column
+        field_type = get_field_type(column, options)
+        return [
+            ('data-oe-model', record._model._name),
+            ('data-oe-id', record.id),
+            ('data-oe-field', field_name),
+            ('data-oe-type', field_type),
+            ('data-oe-translate', '1' if column.translate else '0'),
+            ('data-oe-expression', t_att['field']),
+        ]
+
+    def value_to_html(self, cr, uid, value, column, options=None):
+        """ Converts a single value to its HTML version/output
+        """
+        return werkzeug.utils.escape(value)
+
+    def record_to_html(self, cr, uid, field_name, record, column, options=None):
+        """ Converts the specified field of a ``record`` to HTML
+        """
+        return self.value_to_html(
+            cr, uid, record[field_name], column, options=None)
+
+    def to_html(self, cr, uid, field_name, record, options,
+                source_element, t_att, g_att, qweb_context):
+        """ Converts a ``t-field[t-field-options]?`` to its HTML output
+        """
         content = None
         try:
-            value = record[field]
-            if value:
-                content, warnings = converter(value)
-                assert not warnings
+            content = self.record_to_html(
+                cr, uid, field_name, record,
+                record._model._all_columns[field_name].column,
+                options)
         except KeyError:
-            _logger.warning("t-field no field %s for model %s", field, record._model._name)
+            _logger.warning("t-field no field %s for model %s", field_name, record._model._name)
 
         g_att += ''.join(
             ' %s="%s"' % (name, werkzeug.utils.escape(value))
-            for name, value in [
-                ('data-oe-model', record._model._name),
-                ('data-oe-id', record.id),
-                ('data-oe-field', field),
-                ('data-oe-type', field_type),
-                ('data-oe-translate', '1' if column.translate else '0'),
-                ('data-oe-expression', t_att['field']),
-            ]
+            for name, value in self.attributes(
+                cr, uid, field_name, record, options,
+                source_element, g_att, t_att, qweb_context)
         )
 
-        return self.render_element(e, t_att, g_att, v, content or "")
+        return self.render_element(cr, uid, source_element, t_att, g_att,
+                                   qweb_context, content)
+
+    def render_element(self, cr, uid, source_element, t_att, g_att, qweb_context, content):
+        return self.pool['ir.qweb'].render_element(
+            source_element, t_att, g_att, qweb_context, content or '')
+
+class FloatConverter(osv.AbstractModel):
+    _name = 'ir.qweb.field.float'
+    _inherit = 'ir.qweb.field'
+
+    def value_to_html(self, cr, uid, value, column, options=None):
+        width, precision = column.digits or (None, None)
+        fmt = '{value}' if precision is None else '{value:.{precision}f}'
+
+        return werkzeug.utils.escape(
+            fmt.format(value=value, width=width, precision=precision, ))
+
+class TextConverter(osv.AbstractModel):
+    _name = 'ir.qweb.field.text'
+    _inherit = 'ir.qweb.field'
+
+    def value_to_html(self, cr, uid, value, column, options=None):
+        """
+        Escapes the value and converts newlines to br. This is bullshit.
+        """
+        return werkzeug.utils.escape(value).replace('\n', '<br>\n')
+
+class SelectionConverter(osv.AbstractModel):
+    _name = 'ir.qweb.field.selection'
+    _inherit = 'ir.qweb.field'
+
+    def record_to_html(self, cr, uid, field_name, record, column, options=None):
+        # FIXME: context
+        value = record[field_name]
+        selection = dict(fields.selection.reify(
+            cr, uid, record._model, column))
+        return self.value_to_html(
+            cr, uid, selection[value], column, options=options)
+
+class ManyToOneConverter(osv.AbstractModel):
+    _name = 'ir.qweb.field.many2one'
+    _inherit = 'ir.qweb.field'
+
+    def value_to_html(self, cr, uid, value, column, options=None):
+        return werkzeug.utils.escape(value.name_get()[0][1]).replace('\n', '<br>\n')
+
+class HTMLConverter(osv.AbstractModel):
+    _name = 'ir.qweb.field.html'
+    _inherit = 'ir.qweb.field'
+
+    def value_to_html(self, cr, uid, value, column, options=None):
+        return value
+
+class BinaryConverter(osv.AbstractModel):
+    _name = 'ir.qweb.field.binary'
+    _inherit = 'ir.qweb.field'
+
+    def value_to_html(self, cr, uid, value, column, options=None):
+        try:
+            image = Image.open(cStringIO.StringIO(value.decode('base64')))
+        except IOError:
+            raise ValueError("Non-image binary fields can not be converted to HTML")
+        try: image.verify()
+        except: # no idea what "suitable exceptions" are
+            raise ValueError("Invalid image content")
+
+        return ('<img src="data:%s;base64,%s">' % (Image.MIME[image.format], value))
+
+def get_field_type(column, options):
+    """ Gets a t-field's effective type from the field's column and its options
+    """
+    return options.get('widget', column._type)
 
 # leave this, al.
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py
index 2e0cd3eb541..3813221c7cf 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ class view(osv.osv):
         def loader(name):
             return self.read_template(cr, uid, name, context=context)
 
-        engine = self.pool['ir.templating.qweb']
+        engine = self.pool['ir.qweb']
         return engine.render(
             id_or_xml_id, values,
             loader=loader, undefined_handler=lambda key, v: None)
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/security/ir.model.access.csv b/openerp/addons/base/security/ir.model.access.csv
index 62b68c67aab..8003579b2ae 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/security/ir.model.access.csv
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/security/ir.model.access.csv
@@ -110,4 +110,11 @@
 "access_ir_actions_client","ir_actions_client all","model_ir_actions_client",,1,0,0,0
 "access_ir_needaction_mixin","ir_needaction_mixin","model_ir_needaction_mixin",,1,1,1,1
 "access_res_partner_public","res.partner","base.model_res_partner","base.group_public",1,0,0,0
-
+access_ir_qweb,access_ir_qweb,model_ir_qweb,,0,0,0,0
+access_ir_qweb_field,access_ir_qweb_field,model_ir_qweb_field,,0,0,0,0
+access_ir_qweb_field_float,access_ir_qweb_field_float,model_ir_qweb_field_float,,0,0,0,0
+access_ir_qweb_field_text,access_ir_qweb_field_text,model_ir_qweb_field_text,,0,0,0,0
+access_ir_qweb_field_selection,access_ir_qweb_field_selection,model_ir_qweb_field_selection,,0,0,0,0
+access_ir_qweb_field_many2one,access_ir_qweb_field_many2one,model_ir_qweb_field_many2one,,0,0,0,0
+access_ir_qweb_field_html,access_ir_qweb_field_html,model_ir_qweb_field_html,,0,0,0,0
+access_ir_qweb_field_binary,access_ir_qweb_field_binary,model_ir_qweb_field_binary,,0,0,0,0
diff --git a/openerp/tests/addons/test_converter/tests/test_html.py b/openerp/tests/addons/test_converter/tests/test_html.py
index b4ad5c35679..7f2713b2761 100644
--- a/openerp/tests/addons/test_converter/tests/test_html.py
+++ b/openerp/tests/addons/test_converter/tests/test_html.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
 import base64
+import functools
 import os
 
 from openerp.tests import common
@@ -9,69 +10,65 @@ directory = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 class TestHTMLExport(common.TransactionCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestHTMLExport, self).setUp()
-        self.Converter = self.registry('ir.fields.converter')
         self.Model = self.registry('test_converter.test_model')
+        self.columns = self.Model._all_columns
 
     def get_column(self, name):
         return self.Model._all_columns[name].column
 
     def get_converter(self, name):
-        return self.Converter.from_field(
-            self.cr, self.uid, self.Model, self.get_column(name),
-            totype="html")
+        column = self.get_column(name)
+        try:
+            model = self.registry('ir.qweb.field.' + column._type)
+        except KeyError:
+            model = self.registry('ir.qweb.field')
+
+        return lambda value: model.value_to_html(
+            self.cr, self.uid, value, column)
 
     def test_char(self):
         converter = self.get_converter('char')
 
-        value, warnings = converter('foo')
+        value = converter('foo')
         self.assertEqual(value, 'foo')
-        self.assertEqual(warnings, [])
 
-        value, warnings = converter("foo<bar>")
+        value = converter("foo<bar>")
         self.assertEqual(value, "foo&lt;bar&gt;")
-        self.assertEqual(warnings, [])
 
     def test_integer(self):
         converter = self.get_converter('integer')
 
-        value, warnings = converter(42)
+        value = converter(42)
         self.assertEqual(value, "42")
-        self.assertEqual(warnings, [])
 
     def test_float(self):
         converter = self.get_converter('float')
 
-        value, warnings = converter(42.0)
+        value = converter(42.0)
         self.assertEqual(value, "42.0")
-        self.assertEqual(warnings, [])
 
-        value, warnings = converter(42.0100)
+        value = converter(42.0100)
         self.assertEqual(value, "42.01")
-        self.assertEqual(warnings, [])
 
-        value, warnings = converter(42.01234)
+        value = converter(42.01234)
         self.assertEqual(value, "42.01234")
-        self.assertEqual(warnings, [])
 
     def test_numeric(self):
         converter = self.get_converter('numeric')
 
-        value, warnings = converter(42.0)
+        value = converter(42.0)
         self.assertEqual(value, '42.00')
-        self.assertEqual(warnings, [])
 
-        value, warnings = converter(42.01234)
+        value = converter(42.01234)
         self.assertEqual(value, '42.01')
-        self.assertEqual(warnings, [])
 
     def test_text(self):
         converter = self.get_converter('text')
 
-        value, warnings = converter("This is my text-kai")
+        value = converter("This is my text-kai")
         self.assertEqual(value, "This is my text-kai")
-        self.assertEqual(warnings, [])
 
-        value, warnings = converter("""
+        value = converter("""
             .  The current line (address) in the buffer.
             $  The last line in the buffer.
             n  The nth, line in the buffer where n is a number in the range [0,$].
@@ -89,9 +86,8 @@ class TestHTMLExport(common.TransactionCase):
             -n The nth previous line, where n is a non-negative number.<br>
             +  The next line. This is equivalent to +1 and may be repeated with cumulative effect.<br>
         """)
-        self.assertEqual(warnings, [])
 
-        value, warnings = converter("""
+        value = converter("""
         fgdkls;hjas;lj <b>fdslkj</b> d;lasjfa lkdja <a href=http://spam.com>lfks</a>
         fldkjsfhs <i style="color: red"><a href="http://spamspam.com">fldskjh</a></i>
         """)
@@ -99,33 +95,29 @@ class TestHTMLExport(common.TransactionCase):
         fgdkls;hjas;lj &lt;b&gt;fdslkj&lt;/b&gt; d;lasjfa lkdja &lt;a href=http://spam.com&gt;lfks&lt;/a&gt;<br>
         fldkjsfhs &lt;i style=&quot;color: red&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://spamspam.com&quot;&gt;fldskjh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;<br>
         """)
-        self.assertEqual(warnings, [])
 
     def test_many2one(self):
         converter = self.get_converter('many2one')
         Sub = self.registry('test_converter.test_model.sub')
 
         id0 = Sub.create(self.cr, self.uid, {'name': "Foo"})
-        value, warnings = converter(Sub.browse(self.cr, self.uid, id0))
+        value = converter(Sub.browse(self.cr, self.uid, id0))
         self.assertEqual(value, "Foo")
-        self.assertEqual(warnings, [])
 
         id1 = Sub.create(self.cr, self.uid, {'name': "Fo<b>o</b>"})
-        value, warnings = converter(Sub.browse(self.cr, self.uid, id1))
+        value = converter(Sub.browse(self.cr, self.uid, id1))
         self.assertEqual(value, "Fo&lt;b&gt;o&lt;/b&gt;")
-        self.assertEqual(warnings, [])
 
     def test_binary(self):
         converter = self.get_converter('binary')
         with open(os.path.join(directory, 'test_vectors', 'image'), 'rb') as f:
             content = f.read()
 
-            value, warnings = converter(content.encode('base64'))
+            value = converter(content.encode('base64'))
             self.assertEqual(
                 value, '<img src="data:image/jpeg;base64,%s">' % (
                     content.encode('base64')
                 ))
-            self.assertEqual(warnings, [])
 
         with open(os.path.join(directory, 'test_vectors', 'pdf'), 'rb') as f:
             content = f.read()
@@ -140,24 +132,30 @@ class TestHTMLExport(common.TransactionCase):
                 converter(content.encode('base64'))
 
     def test_selection(self):
-        converter = self.get_converter('selection')
+        [record] = self.Model.browse(self.cr, self.uid, [self.Model.create(self.cr, self.uid, {
+            'selection': 2,
+            'selection_str': 'C',
+        })])
 
-        value, warnings = converter(2)
+        column_name = 'selection'
+        column = self.get_column(column_name)
+        converter = self.registry('ir.qweb.field.selection')
+
+        value = converter.record_to_html(
+            self.cr, self.uid, column_name, record, column)
         self.assertEqual(value, "réponse B")
-        self.assertEqual(warnings, [])
 
-        converter = self.get_converter('selection_str')
-
-        value, warnings = converter('C')
+        column_name = 'selection_str'
+        column = self.get_column(column_name)
+        value = converter.record_to_html(
+            self.cr, self.uid, column_name, record, column)
         self.assertEqual(value, "Qu'est-ce qu'il fout ce maudit pancake, tabernacle ?")
-        self.assertEqual(warnings, [])
 
     def test_html(self):
         converter = self.get_converter('html')
 
         input = '<span>span</span>'
-        value, warnings = converter(input)
+        value = converter(input)
         self.assertEqual(value, input)
-        self.assertEqual(warnings, [])
     # o2m, m2m?
     # reference?
diff --git a/openerp/tests/test_qweb.py b/openerp/tests/test_qweb.py
index f38aa3dd875..17e47dc6096 100644
--- a/openerp/tests/test_qweb.py
+++ b/openerp/tests/test_qweb.py
@@ -8,17 +8,10 @@ import common
 impl = dom.getDOMImplementation()
 document = impl.createDocument(None, None, None)
 
-Request = namedtuple('Request', 'cr uid registry')
-class RegistryProxy(object):
-    def __init__(self, func):
-        self.func = func
-    def __getitem__(self, name):
-        return self.func(name)
-
 class TestQWebTField(common.TransactionCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestQWebTField, self).setUp()
-        self.engine = self.registry('ir.templating.qweb')
+        self.engine = self.registry('ir.qweb')
 
     def test_trivial(self):
         field = document.createElement('span')
@@ -32,7 +25,6 @@ class TestQWebTField(common.TransactionCase):
 
         result = self.engine.render_node(field, {
             'company': root_company,
-            'request': Request(self.cr, self.uid, RegistryProxy(self.registry))
         })
 
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -57,7 +49,6 @@ class TestQWebTField(common.TransactionCase):
 
         result = self.engine.render_node(field, {
             'company': root_company,
-            'request': Request(self.cr, self.uid, RegistryProxy(self.registry))
         })
         self.assertEqual(
             result,