diff --git a/addons/base/controllers/main.py b/addons/base/controllers/main.py
index 97fbb5b04c9..9fa3990a0be 100644
--- a/addons/base/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/base/controllers/main.py
@@ -1,11 +1,49 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-import json,os,sys,traceback
-
-import xml2json_direct
+import json, os, sys, traceback
 
 import openerpweb
 
+from xml.etree import ElementTree
+
+class Xml2Json:
+    # xml2json-direct
+    # Simple and straightforward XML-to-JSON converter in Python
+    # New BSD Licensed
+    #
+    # URL: http://code.google.com/p/xml2json-direct/
+    @staticmethod
+    def convert_to_json(s):
+        return json.dumps(Xml2Json.convert_to_structure(s), sort_keys=True, indent=4)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def convert_to_structure(s):
+        root = ElementTree.fromstring(s)
+        return Xml2Json.convert_element(root)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def convert_element(el, skip_whitespaces=True):
+        res = {}
+        if el.tag[0]=="{":
+            ns, name = el.tag.rsplit("}",1) 
+            res["tag"] = name
+            res["namespace"] = ns[1:]
+        else:
+            res["tag"] = el.tag
+        res["attrs"] = {}
+        for k,v in el.items():
+            res["attrs"][k] = v
+        kids = []
+        if el.text and (not skip_whitespaces or el.text.strip() != ''):
+            kids.append(el.text)
+        for kid in el:
+            kids.append(Xml2Json.convert_element(kid))
+            if kid.tail and (not skip_whitespaces or kid.tail.strip() != ''):
+                 kids.append(kid.tail)
+        if len(kids):
+            res["children"] = kids
+        return res
+
 #----------------------------------------------------------
 # OpenERP Web base Controllers
 #----------------------------------------------------------
@@ -152,7 +190,7 @@ class FormView(openerpweb.Controller):
     def load(self,req,model,view_id):
         m = req.session.model(model)
         r = m.fields_view_get(view_id,'form')
-        r["arch"]=xml2json_direct.convert_to_structure(r["arch"])
+        r["arch"]=Xml2Json.convert_to_structure(r["arch"])
         return {'fields_view':r}
 
 class ListView(openerpweb.Controller):
@@ -161,7 +199,7 @@ class ListView(openerpweb.Controller):
     def load(self,req,model,view_id):
         m = req.session.model(model)
         r = m.fields_view_get(view_id,'tree')
-        r["arch"]=xml2json_direct.convert_to_structure(r["arch"])
+        r["arch"]=Xml2Json.convert_to_structure(r["arch"])
         return {'fields_view':r}
 
 class SearchView(openerpweb.Controller):
@@ -170,7 +208,7 @@ class SearchView(openerpweb.Controller):
     def load(self,req,model,view_id):
         m = req.session.model(model)
         r = m.fields_view_get(view_id,'search')
-        r["arch"]=xml2json_direct.convert_to_structure(r["arch"])
+        r["arch"]=Xml2Json.convert_to_structure(r["arch"])
         return {'fields_view':r}
 
 class Action(openerpweb.Controller):
diff --git a/addons/base/static/openerp/base.xml b/addons/base/static/openerp/base.xml
index 4fc37ccbe67..beedaea82d2 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/openerp/base.xml
+++ b/addons/base/static/openerp/base.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     <table id="todo_use_unique_id" class="jqGrid"></table>
 </t>
 <t t-name="FormView">
-    <h3><t t-esc="fields_view.arch['@string']"/></h3>
+    <h3><t t-esc="fields_view.arch.attrs.string"/></h3>
     <div style="text-align:right;">
         <input type="button" value="First"/>
         <input type="button" value="&lt;&lt;"/>
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@
     </t>
     -->
     <t t-if="node.tag == 'field'">
-        <t t-esc="node['@string']"/>
-        <t t-esc="node['@name']"/>
-        <input type="text" t-att-name="node['@name']"/>
+        <t t-esc="node.attrs.string"/>
+        <t t-esc="node.attrs.name"/>
+        <input type="text" t-att-name="node.attrs.name"/>
         <br/>
     </t>
     <t t-foreach="node.children || []" t-as="node">
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
     </t>
 </t>
 <t t-name="SearchView">
-    <h3><t t-esc="fields_view.arch['@string']"/></h3>
+    <h3><t t-esc="fields_view.arch.attrs['string']"/></h3>
     <table border="0">
     <tr>
         <t t-call="SearchView.node">
@@ -141,10 +141,10 @@
              Also add a TODO about t-code=""
              
              -->
-            <button type="button" t-att-title="node['@help']">
-                <img t-if="node['@icon']" t-att-src="'/base/static/openerp/img/icons/' + node['@icon'] + '.png'" width="16" height="16"/>
-                <br t-if="node['@icon'] and node['@string']"/>
-                <t t-esc="node['@string']"/>
+            <button type="button" t-att-title="node.attrs.help">
+                <img t-if="node.attrs.icon" t-att-src="'/base/static/openerp/img/icons/' + node.attrs.icon + '.png'" width="16" height="16"/>
+                <br t-if="node.attrs.icon and node.attrs.string"/>
+                <t t-esc="node.attrs.string"/>
             </button>
         <t t-if="next_node_type != 'filter'">
             &lt;/td&gt;
@@ -161,13 +161,14 @@
         &lt;tr&gt;
     </t>
     <t t-if="node.tag == 'field'">
+        <t t-set="orm" t-value="fields_view.fields[node.attrs.name] || {}"/>
         <td>
-            <label style="display: block" t-att-title="node['@help']">
-                <t t-esc="node['@string']"/><t t-esc="node['@name']"/>
-                <span t-if="node['@help']">(?)</span>
+            <label style="display: block" t-att-title="orm.help || node.attrs.help">
+                <t t-esc="orm.string || node.attrs.string || node.attrs.name"/>
+                <span t-if="orm.help || node.attrs.help">(?)</span>
             </label>
             <div>
-                <input type="text" t-att-name="node['@name']"/>
+                <input type="text" t-att-name="node.attrs.name"/>
             </div>
         </td>
     </t>
diff --git a/addons/base/static/openerp/openerp.base.js b/addons/base/static/openerp/openerp.base.js
index 6c73297fd78..bdf17dde43a 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/openerp/openerp.base.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/openerp/openerp.base.js
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ openerp.base.ListView = openerp.base.Controller.extend({
         var self = this;
         this.fields_view = data.fields_view;
         //this.log(this.fields_view);
-        this.name = ""+this.fields_view.arch["@string"];
+        this.name = "" + this.fields_view.arch.attrs.string;
         this.$element.html(QWeb.render("ListView", {"fields_view": this.fields_view}));
         this.$table = this.$element.find("table");
         this.cols = [];
@@ -570,9 +570,9 @@ openerp.base.ListView = openerp.base.Controller.extend({
         for(var i = 0; i < tree.length; i++)  {
             var col = tree[i];
             if(col.tag == "field") {
-                this.cols.push(col["@name"]);
-                this.colnames.push(col["@name"]);
-                this.colmodel.push({ name: col["@name"], index: col["@name"] });
+                this.cols.push(col.attrs.name);
+                this.colnames.push(col.attrs.name);
+                this.colmodel.push({ name: col.attrs.name, index: col.attrs.name });
             }
         }
         //this.log(this.cols);
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ openerp.base.SearchView = openerp.base.Controller.extend({
     },
     on_loaded: function(data) {
         this.fields_view = data.fields_view;
-        //this.log(this.fields_view);
+        this.log(this.fields_view);
         this.input_ids = {};
         this.$element.html(QWeb.render("SearchView", {"fields_view": this.fields_view}));
         this.$element.find("#search").bind('click',this.on_search);