diff --git a/addons/web/controllers/main.py b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
index 6eb8ed94909..1ccba0c9867 100644
--- a/addons/web/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/web/controllers/main.py
@@ -1467,6 +1467,10 @@ class Binary(openerpweb.Controller):
 
 class Action(openerpweb.Controller):
     _cp_path = "/web/action"
+    
+    action_mapping = {
+        "ir.actions.act_url": "ir.actions.url",
+    }
 
     @openerpweb.jsonrequest
     def load(self, req, action_id, do_not_eval=False):
@@ -1479,7 +1483,9 @@ class Action(openerpweb.Controller):
             if action_type[0]['type'] == 'ir.actions.report.xml':
                 ctx.update({'bin_size': True})
             ctx.update(context)
-            action = req.session.model(action_type[0]['type']).read([action_id], False, ctx)
+            action_model = action_type[0]['type']
+            action_model = Action.action_mapping.get(action_model, action_model)
+            action = req.session.model(action_model).read([action_id], False, ctx)
             if action:
                 value = clean_action(req, action[0], do_not_eval)
         return {'result': value}
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 2988c0aa634..5ef56c69797 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -1629,7 +1629,7 @@
   font-weight: bold;
   color: #b33630;
 }
-.openerp .oe_form_readonly header.oe_form_topbar_hifirst button:first-child, .openerp .oe_form_readonly button.oe_form_button_hi {
+.openerp .oe_form_readonly button.oe_form_button_hi {
   color: white;
   background: #dc5f59;
   background: -moz-linear-gradient(#dc5f59, #b33630);
@@ -1639,7 +1639,7 @@
   -webkit-box-shadow: none;
   -box-shadow: none;
 }
-.openerp .oe_form_readonly header.oe_form_topbar_hifirst button:first-child:hover, .openerp .oe_form_readonly button.oe_form_button_hi:hover {
+.openerp .oe_form_readonly button.oe_form_button_hi:hover {
   background: #df6b66;
   background: -moz-linear-gradient(#df6b66, #bf3a33);
   background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#df6b66), to(#bf3a33));
@@ -1667,13 +1667,13 @@
   -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
   -box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
 }
+.openerp .oe_form_invisible {
+  display: none;
+}
 .openerp .oe_form_editable .oe_form_editable_hidden {
   display: none;
 }
-.openerp .oe_form_readonly .oe_form_readonly_hidden {
-  display: none;
-}
-.openerp .oe_form_readonly .oe_form_field:empty {
+.openerp .oe_form_readonly .oe_form_readonly_hidden, .openerp .oe_form_readonly .oe_form_field:empty {
   display: none;
 }
 .openerp .oe_form .oe_form_field_text {
@@ -1723,7 +1723,7 @@
 }
 .openerp .oe_form .oe_form_field {
   width: 100%;
-  display: inline-block !important;
+  display: inline-block;
   padding: 2px 2px 2px 0px;
   line-height: 18px;
 }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index df40fc8d151..c4d9d565b8b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@ $colour4: #8a89ba
             font-weight: bold 
             color: #b33630
     .oe_form_readonly
-        header.oe_form_topbar_hifirst button:first-child, button.oe_form_button_hi
+        button.oe_form_button_hi
             color: white
             background: #DC5F59
             background: -moz-linear-gradient(#DC5F59, #B33630)
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ $colour4: #8a89ba
             -moz-box-shadow: none
             -webkit-box-shadow: none
             -box-shadow: none
-        header.oe_form_topbar_hifirst button:first-child:hover, button.oe_form_button_hi:hover
+        button.oe_form_button_hi:hover
             background: #DF6B66
             background: -moz-linear-gradient( #DF6B66, #BF3A33)
             background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from( #DF6B66), to( #BF3A33))
@@ -1321,12 +1321,13 @@ $colour4: #8a89ba
             @include box-shadow(0 0 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.3))
     // }}}
     // FormView.layout {{{
+    .oe_form_invisible
+        display: none
     .oe_form_editable .oe_form_editable_hidden
         display: none
-    .oe_form_readonly .oe_form_readonly_hidden
-        display: none
-    .oe_form_readonly .oe_form_field:empty
-        display: none
+    .oe_form_readonly
+        .oe_form_readonly_hidden, .oe_form_field:empty
+            display: none
     .oe_form
         .oe_form_field_text
             width: 100%
@@ -1376,8 +1377,7 @@ $colour4: #8a89ba
             resize: vertical
         .oe_form_field
             width: 100%
-            // Using !important because jQuery's $.fn.show() will set display to 'inline' for spans
-            display: inline-block !important
+            display: inline-block
             padding: 2px 2px 2px 0px
             line-height: 18px
             input
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 43094a97e66..64381a66218 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -208,8 +208,9 @@ instance.web.FormView = instance.web.View.extend(_.extend({}, instance.web.form.
             }
         }
     },
-    do_show: function () {
+    do_show: function (options) {
         var self = this;
+        options = options || {};
         if (this.sidebar) {
             this.sidebar.$element.show();
         }
@@ -233,6 +234,9 @@ instance.web.FormView = instance.web.View.extend(_.extend({}, instance.web.form.
                 }).pipe(self.on_record_loaded);
             }
             result.pipe(function() {
+                if (options.editable) {
+                    self.set({mode: "edit"});
+                }
                 self.$element.css('visibility', 'visible');
             });
             return result;
@@ -495,7 +499,8 @@ instance.web.FormView = instance.web.View.extend(_.extend({}, instance.web.form.
             this.on_form_changed();
         }
         if (!_.isEmpty(result.warning)) {
-        	instance.web.dialog($(QWeb.render("CrashManagerWarning", result.warning)), {
+        	instance.web.dialog($(QWeb.render("CrashManager.warning", result.warning)), {
+                title:result.warning.title,
                 modal: true,
                 buttons: [
                     {text: _t("Ok"), click: function() { $(this).dialog("close"); }}
@@ -642,6 +647,9 @@ instance.web.FormView = instance.web.View.extend(_.extend({}, instance.web.form.
             }
             if (form_invalid) {
                 self.set({'display_invalid_fields': true});
+                for (var f in self.fields) {
+                    self.fields[f]._check_css_flags();
+                }
                 first_invalid_field.focus();
                 self.on_invalid();
                 return $.Deferred().reject();
@@ -1191,19 +1199,40 @@ instance.web.form.FormRenderingEngine = instance.web.form.FormRenderingEngineInt
             var $page = $(this);
             var page_attrs = $page.getAttributes();
             page_attrs.id = _.uniqueId('notebook_page_');
-            pages.push(page_attrs);
             var $new_page = self.render_element('FormRenderingNotebookPage', page_attrs);
             $page.contents().appendTo($new_page);
             $page.before($new_page).remove();
-            self.handle_common_properties($new_page, $page);
+            var ic = self.handle_common_properties($new_page, $page).invisibility_changer;
+            page_attrs.__page = $new_page;
+            page_attrs.__ic = ic;
+            pages.push(page_attrs);
+            
+            $new_page.children().each(function() {
+                self.process($(this));
+            });
         });
         var $new_notebook = this.render_element('FormRenderingNotebook', { pages : pages });
         $notebook.contents().appendTo($new_notebook);
         $notebook.before($new_notebook).remove();
-        $new_notebook.children().each(function() {
-            self.process($(this));
-        });
+        self.process($($new_notebook.children()[0]));
+        //tabs and invisibility handling
         $new_notebook.tabs();
+        _.each(pages, function(page, i) {
+            if (! page.__ic)
+                return;
+            page.__ic.on("change:effective_invisible", null, function() {
+                var current = $new_notebook.tabs("option", "selected");
+                if (! pages[current].__ic || ! pages[current].__ic.get("effective_invisible"))
+                    return;
+                var first_visible = _.find(_.range(pages.length), function(i2) {
+                    return (! pages[i2].__ic) || (! pages[i2].__ic.get("effective_invisible"));
+                });
+                if (first_visible !== undefined) {
+                    $new_notebook.tabs('select', first_visible);
+                }
+            });
+        });
+                
         this.handle_common_properties($new_notebook, $notebook);
         return $new_notebook;
     },
@@ -1241,10 +1270,12 @@ instance.web.form.FormRenderingEngine = instance.web.form.FormRenderingEngineInt
     handle_common_properties: function($new_element, $node) {
         var str_modifiers = $node.attr("modifiers") || "{}"
         var modifiers = JSON.parse(str_modifiers);
+        var ic = null;
         if (modifiers.invisible !== undefined)
-            new instance.web.form.InvisibilityChanger(this.view, this.view, modifiers.invisible, $new_element);
+            ic = new instance.web.form.InvisibilityChanger(this.view, this.view, modifiers.invisible, $new_element);
         $new_element.addClass($node.attr("class") || "");
         $new_element.attr('style', $node.attr('style'));
+        return {invisibility_changer: ic,};
     },
 });
 
@@ -1386,11 +1417,7 @@ instance.web.form.InvisibilityChangerMixin = {
         this._check_visibility();
     },
     _check_visibility: function() {
-        if (this.get("effective_invisible")) {
-            this.$element.hide();
-        } else {
-            this.$element.show();
-        }
+        this.$element.toggleClass('oe_form_invisible', this.get("effective_invisible"));
     },
 };
 
@@ -1879,7 +1906,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldChar = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(_.extend({}
         return true;
     },
     is_false: function() {
-        return this.get('value') === '';
+        return this.get('value') === '' || this._super();
     },
     focus: function() {
         this.delay_focus(this.$element.find('input:first'));
@@ -2088,7 +2115,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldDatetime = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(_.exten
         return true;
     },
     is_false: function() {
-        return this.get('value') === '';
+        return this.get('value') === '' || this._super();
     },
     focus: function() {
         if (this.datewidget && this.datewidget.$input)
@@ -2138,7 +2165,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldText = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(_.extend({}
         return true;
     },
     is_false: function() {
-        return this.get('value') === '';
+        return this.get('value') === '' || this._super();
     },
     focus: function($element) {
         this.delay_focus(this.$textarea);
@@ -3267,6 +3294,9 @@ instance.web.form.FieldMany2Many = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend({
         self.reload_content();
         this.is_setted.resolve();
     },
+    get_value: function() {
+        return [commands.replace_with(this.get('value'))];
+    },
     load_view: function() {
         var self = this;
         this.list_view = new instance.web.form.Many2ManyListView(this, this.dataset, false, {
@@ -3296,7 +3326,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldMany2Many = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend({
         });
     },
     dataset_changed: function() {
-        this.set({'value': [commands.replace_with(this.dataset.ids)]});
+        this.set({'value': this.dataset.ids});
     },
 });
 
@@ -3751,7 +3781,8 @@ instance.web.form.SelectCreatePopup = instance.web.form.AbstractFormPopup.extend
             self.view_list = new instance.web.form.SelectCreateListView(self,
                     self.dataset, false,
                     _.extend({'deletable': false,
-                        'selectable': !self.options.disable_multiple_selection
+                        'selectable': !self.options.disable_multiple_selection,
+                        'read_only': true,
                     }, self.options.list_view_options || {}));
             self.view_list.popup = self;
             self.view_list.appendTo($(".oe-select-create-popup-view-list", self.$element)).pipe(function() {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
index 081c4444a72..de73ec21884 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ instance.web.ListView = instance.web.View.extend( /** @lends instance.web.ListVi
         // whether the view rows can be reordered (via vertical drag & drop)
         'reorderable': true,
         'action_buttons': true,
+        // if true, the view can't be editable, ignoring the view's and the context's
+        // instructions
+        'read_only': false,
     },
     /**
      * Core class for list-type displays.
@@ -339,6 +342,8 @@ instance.web.ListView = instance.web.View.extend( /** @lends instance.web.ListVi
             this.sidebar = new instance.web.Sidebar(this);
             this.sidebar.appendTo(this.options.$sidebar);
             this.sidebar.add_items('other', [
+                { label: _t("Import"), callback: this.on_sidebar_import },
+                { label: _t("Export"), callback: this.on_sidebar_export },
                 { label: _t('Delete'), callback: this.do_delete_selected },
             ]);
             this.sidebar.add_toolbar(this.fields_view.toolbar);
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js
index 84074c17e5e..c80509a7b2b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list_editable.js
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ openerp.web.list_editable = function (instance) {
             // view' @editable is handled separately as we have not yet
             // fetched and processed the view at this point.
             this.options.editable = (
-                    (force && "bottom")
-                    || this.defaults.editable);
+                    ! this.options.read_only && ((force && "bottom") || this.defaults.editable));
         },
         /**
          * Replace do_search to handle editability process
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ openerp.web.list_editable = function (instance) {
         },
         on_loaded: function (data, grouped) {
             // tree/@editable takes priority on everything else if present.
-            this.options.editable = data.arch.attrs.editable || this.options.editable;
+            this.options.editable = ! this.options.read_only && (data.arch.attrs.editable || this.options.editable);
             return this._super(data, grouped);
         },
         /**
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
index b97ed94990b..753e14fa251 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ instance.web.ViewManager =  instance.web.Widget.extend({
      * @param {Boolean} [no_store=false] don't store the view being switched to on the switch stack
      * @returns {jQuery.Deferred} new view loading promise
      */
-    on_mode_switch: function(view_type, no_store) {
+    on_mode_switch: function(view_type, no_store, view_options) {
         var self = this;
         var view = this.views[view_type];
         var view_promise;
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ instance.web.ViewManager =  instance.web.Widget.extend({
                 var controller = self.views[view_name].controller;
                 if (controller) {
                     if (view_name === view_type) {
-                        controller.do_show();
+                        controller.do_show(view_options || {});
                     } else {
                         controller.do_hide();
                     }
@@ -347,8 +347,8 @@ instance.web.ViewManager =  instance.web.Widget.extend({
      * to be extended by child classes to change the default behavior, which simply
      * consist to switch to the asked view.
      */
-    switch_view: function(view_type, no_store) {
-        return this.on_mode_switch(view_type, no_store);
+    switch_view: function(view_type, no_store, options) {
+        return this.on_mode_switch(view_type, no_store, options);
     },
     /**
      * Returns to the view preceding the caller view in this manager's
@@ -651,10 +651,10 @@ instance.web.ViewManagerAction = instance.web.ViewManager.extend({
         }, action || {});
         this.do_action(action);
     },
-    on_mode_switch: function (view_type, no_store) {
+    on_mode_switch: function (view_type, no_store, options) {
         var self = this;
 
-        return $.when(this._super(view_type, no_store)).then(function () {
+        return $.when(this._super.apply(this, arguments)).then(function () {
             var controller = self.views[self.active_view].controller,
                 fvg = controller.fields_view,
                 view_id = (fvg && fvg.view_id) || '--';
@@ -706,11 +706,8 @@ instance.web.Sidebar = instance.web.Widget.extend({
         this.items = {
             'print' : [],
             'files' : [],
-            'other' : [
-                    { label: _t("Import"), callback: view.on_sidebar_import },
-                    { label: _t("Export"), callback: view.on_sidebar_export }
-            ]
-        }
+            'other' : []
+        };
         if (this.session.uid === 1) {
             var item = { label: _t("Translate"), callback: view.on_sidebar_translate, title: _t("Technical translation") };
             this.items.other.push(item);
@@ -746,6 +743,11 @@ instance.web.Sidebar = instance.web.Widget.extend({
         var self = this;
         self.$element.html(QWeb.render('Sidebar', {widget: self}));
         this.$element.find('ul').hide();
+
+        // Hides Sidebar sections when item list is empty
+        this.$('.oe_form_dropdown_section').each(function() {
+            $(this).toggle(!!$(this).find('li').length);
+        });
     },
     /**
      * For each item added to the section:
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index a1c7a2c9720..3764395dc13 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
                 <td>
                     <ul class="oe_view_manager_switch oe_button_group oe_right">
                         <t t-if="widget.views_src.length > 2" t-foreach="widget.views_src" t-as="view">
-                          <li t-if="view.view_type != 'form'" class="oe_e"><a t-attf-class="oe_vm_switch_#{view.view_type}" t-att-data-view-type="view.view_type" t-att-title="view.label || view.view_type">
+                          <li t-if="view.view_type != 'form'" class="oe_e"><a t-attf-class="oe_vm_switch_#{view.view_type}" t-att-data-view-type="view.view_type" t-att-title="_t('Switch to ') + (view.label || view.view_type)">
                             </a></li>
                         </t>
                     </ul>
diff --git a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
index 4d3f09cec71..7e3d8c10e6b 100644
--- a/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
+++ b/addons/web_kanban/static/src/js/kanban.js
@@ -109,11 +109,23 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanView = instance.web.View.extend({
         }
     },
     transform_qweb_template: function(node) {
-        var qweb_prefix = QWeb.prefix;
+        var qweb_add_if = function(node, condition) {
+            if (node.attrs[QWeb.prefix + '-if']) {
+                condition = _.str.sprintf("(%s) and (%s)", node.attrs[QWeb.prefix + '-if'], condition);
+            }
+            node.attrs[QWeb.prefix + '-if'] = condition;
+        };
+        // Process modifiers
+        if (node.tag && node.attrs.modifiers) {
+            var modifiers = JSON.parse(node.attrs.modifiers || '{}');
+            if (modifiers.invisible) {
+                qweb_add_if(node, _.str.sprintf("!kanban_compute_domain(%s)", JSON.stringify(modifiers.invisible)));
+            }
+        }
         switch (node.tag) {
             case 'field':
-                node.tag = qweb_prefix;
-                node.attrs[qweb_prefix + '-esc'] = 'record.' + node.attrs['name'] + '.value';
+                node.tag = QWeb.prefix;
+                node.attrs[QWeb.prefix + '-esc'] = 'record.' + node.attrs['name'] + '.value';
                 this.extract_aggregates(node);
                 break;
             case 'button':
@@ -126,18 +138,6 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanView = instance.web.View.extend({
                             delete(node.attrs[k]);
                         }
                     });
-                    if (node.attrs['data-states']) {
-                        var states = _.map(node.attrs['data-states'].split(','), function(state) {
-                            return "record.state.raw_value == '" + _.str.trim(state) + "'";
-                        });
-                        node.attrs[qweb_prefix + '-if'] = states.join(' or ');
-                    }
-                    if (node.attrs['data-kanban_states']) {
-                        var states = _.map(node.attrs['data-kanban_states'].split(','), function(state) {
-                            return "record.kanban_state.raw_value == '" + _.str.trim(state) + "'";
-                        });
-                        node.attrs[qweb_prefix + '-if'] = states.join(' or ');
-                    }
                     if (node.attrs['data-string']) {
                         node.attrs.title = node.attrs['data-string'];
                     }
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanView = instance.web.View.extend({
     },
     open_record: function(id) {
         if (this.dataset.select_id(id)) {
-            this.do_switch_view('form');
+            this.do_switch_view('form', null, { editable: true });
         } else {
             this.do_warn("Kanban: could not find id#" + id);
         }
@@ -530,7 +530,14 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanRecord = instance.web.OldWidget.extend({
         this.state = this.view.state.records[this.id];
     },
     set_record: function(record) {
+        var self = this;
         this.id = record.id;
+        this.values = {};
+        _.each(record, function(v, k) {
+            self.values[k] = {
+                value: v
+            };
+        });
         this.record = this.transform_record(record);
     },
     start: function() {
@@ -751,6 +758,9 @@ instance.web_kanban.KanbanRecord = instance.web.OldWidget.extend({
         } else {
             return s.substr(0, size) + '...';
         }
+    },
+    kanban_compute_domain: function(domain) {
+        return instance.web.form.compute_domain(domain, this.values);
     }
 });