diff --git a/addons/pad/pad.py b/addons/pad/pad.py
index 70144aedd80..2e69b099d1a 100644
--- a/addons/pad/pad.py
+++ b/addons/pad/pad.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from osv import fields, osv
 import random
 import string
+from etherpad import EtherpadLiteClient
 
 
 class pad_common(osv.osv_memory):
@@ -18,11 +19,21 @@ class pad_common(osv.osv_memory):
         }
         return pad_url_template % template_vars
 
-    def _pad_api_key(self, cr, uid, context=None):
-        return self.pool.get('res.users').browse(cr,uid,[uid])[0].company_id.etherpad_api_key
+    def _pad_api_key(self, cr, uid, ids=None, name=None, arg=None , context=None):
+        if not ids:
+            return self.pool.get('res.users').browse(cr,uid,[uid],context)[0].company_id.etherpad_api_key
+        res = {}
+        for id in ids:
+            res[id] = self.pool.get('res.users').browse(cr,uid,[uid],context)[0].company_id.etherpad_api_key            
+        return res
 
-    def _pad_user_name(self, cr, uid, context=None):
-        return self.pool.get('res.users').browse(cr,uid,[uid])[0].name
+    def _pad_user_name(self, cr, uid, ids=None, name = None, arg = None, context=None):
+        if not ids:
+            return self.pool.get('res.users').browse(cr,uid,[uid],context=context)[0].name
+        res = {}
+        for id in ids:
+            res[id] = self.pool.get('res.users').browse(cr,uid,[uid],context=context)[0].name
+        return res        
     
     def copy(self, cr, uid, id, default=None, context=None):
         if not default:
@@ -35,32 +46,22 @@ class pad_common(osv.osv_memory):
     def create(self, cr, uid, vals, context=None):        
         record_id =  super(pad_common, self).create(cr, uid, vals, context=context)
         res = self.browse(cr,uid, record_id)        
-        url = res.pad_url
-        if url:
-            self.pool.get('ir.attachment').create(cr, uid, {
-                'res_model' : self._name,
-                'res_id' : record_id,
-                'type' : 'url',
-                'name' : 'Pad',
-                'url' : url,
-            })
+        url = res.pad_url        
+        api_key =  self._pad_api_key(cr, uid)
+        if api_key:
+            api_url = url[0:url.find("p/")] + "api/"            
+            pad_id = url[url.find("p/")+2:]
+            pad_author = self._pad_user_name(cr,uid)
+            ep_client = EtherpadLiteClient(api_key, api_url)
+            ep_client.createPad(pad_id,"")
+            ep_client.createAuthor(pad_author)
         return record_id
         
     _columns = {
-        'pad_url': fields.char('Full Screen', size=512),
-        'pad_api_key': fields.function(_pad_api_key, type='text', string="Pad API Key"),
-        'pad_user_name': fields.function(_pad_user_name, type='text', string="Current Pad User"),
+        'pad_url': fields.char('Full Screen', size=512),        
     }
     _defaults = {
-        'pad_url': lambda self, cr, uid, context: self.pool.get('ir.attachment').pad_generate_url(cr, uid, self._name)
+        'pad_url': lambda self, cr, uid, context: self.pool.get('ir.attachment').pad_generate_url(cr, uid, self._name),
     }
     
-    def action_open_pad(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
-        """Get pad action
-        """
-        url = self.browse(cr, uid, ids[0]).pad_url
-        return {
-            'type': 'ir.actions.act_url',
-            'url': url
-        }
 # vim:expandtab:smartindent:tabstop=4:softtabstop=4:shiftwidth=4:
diff --git a/addons/pad/static/src/js/pad.js b/addons/pad/static/src/js/pad.js
index 524cd45e868..287f7389918 100644
--- a/addons/pad/static/src/js/pad.js
+++ b/addons/pad/static/src/js/pad.js
@@ -19,10 +19,14 @@ instance.web.form.FieldEtherpad = instance.web.form.AbstractField.extend(_.exten
             this.render_value();
         },
         render_value: function() {            
-            var show_value = instance.web.format_value(this.get('value'), this, '');            
-                            console.log(this);                
-            if (!this.get("effective_readonly")) {            
-                this.$element.find('div').html('<iframe width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0"  src="'+show_value.split('\n')[0]+'?showChat=false&showLineNumbers=false"></iframe>');                 
+            var show_value = instance.web.format_value(this.get('value'), this, '');                        
+            if (!this.get("effective_readonly")) {     
+               // var pad_url = show_value.split('\n')[0];
+//                var api_url = pad_url.substring( 0, (pad_url.search("/p/")+1) );
+  //              var pad_id = pad_url.substring((pad_url.search("p/")+2) );
+    //            console.log(this);
+                this.$element.find('div').html('<iframe width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0"  src="'+pad_url+'?showChat=false&showLineNumbers=false"></iframe>');
+            
             } else {
                 if(this.get('value') != false)
                 {