diff --git a/bin/addons/base/base_update.xml b/bin/addons/base/base_update.xml
index 93bb0676e8c..e1102ddf100 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/base_update.xml
+++ b/bin/addons/base/base_update.xml
@@ -269,13 +269,19 @@
 
                 <group string="res_config_contents" position="replace">
                   <label colspan="4" align="0.0" string='
-                    Choose between the simplified interface and the extended one.
-                    If you are testing or using OpenERP for the first time, we suggest you use
-                    the simplified interface, which has less options and fields but is easier to
-                    understand. You will be able to switch to the extended view later.
+                    Choose between the simplified interface and the extended
+                    one.'/>
+                  <newline/>
+                  <label colspan="4" align="0.0" string='
+                    If you are testing OpenERP or using it for the first time,
+                    we suggest you use the simplified interface. It has less
+                    options and fields but is easier to understand.'/>
+                  <newline/>
+                  <label colspan="4" align="0.0" string='
+                    You will be able to switch to the extended interface later.
                     '/>
-                  <separator string="Choose Your Mode" colspan="4"/>
-                  <field colspan="2" name="view"/>
+                  <separator string="Choose Your Interface" colspan="4"/>
+                  <field colspan="2" name="view" nolabel="1"/>
                 </group>
                 <xpath expr='//button[@name="action_skip"]' position='replace'/>
                 <xpath expr='//button[@name="action_next"]' position='attributes'>
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/res_user.py b/bin/addons/base/res/res_user.py
index df8c031f029..93d21028385 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/res/res_user.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/res/res_user.py
@@ -303,7 +303,9 @@ class res_config_view(osv.osv_memory):
     _inherit = 'res.config'
     _columns = {
         'name':fields.char('Name', size=64),
-        'view': fields.selection([('simple','Simplified Interface'),('extended','Extended Interface')], 'View Mode', required=True ),
+        'view': fields.selection([('simple','Simplified'),
+                                  ('extended','Extended')],
+                                 'Interface', required=True ),
     }
     _defaults={
         'view':lambda *args: 'simple',