diff --git a/openerp/tools/translate.py b/openerp/tools/translate.py
index 70624c25b63..f1efbc17f2d 100644
--- a/openerp/tools/translate.py
+++ b/openerp/tools/translate.py
@@ -533,20 +533,27 @@ def trans_parse_rml(de):
         res.extend(trans_parse_rml(n))
     return res
 
-TRANSLATABLE_VIEW_ATTRS = ['string', 'help', 'sum', 'confirm', 'placeholder']
-def extract_translatable_view_strings(de):
+def trans_parse_view(de):
     res = []
     if not isinstance(de, SKIPPED_ELEMENT_TYPES) and de.text and de.text.strip():
         res.append(de.text.strip().encode("utf8"))
     if de.tail and de.tail.strip():
         res.append(de.tail.strip().encode("utf8"))
-    for attr in TRANSLATABLE_VIEW_ATTRS:
-        if de.get(attr):
-            res.append(de.get(attr).encode('utf8'))
-        if de.tag == 'attribute' and de.get('name') == attr and de.text:
-            res.append(de.text.encode('utf8'))
+    if de.tag == 'attribute' and de.get("name") == 'string':
+        if de.text:
+            res.append(de.text.encode("utf8"))
+    if de.get("string"):
+        res.append(de.get('string').encode("utf8"))
+    if de.get("help"):
+        res.append(de.get('help').encode("utf8"))
+    if de.get("sum"):
+        res.append(de.get('sum').encode("utf8"))
+    if de.get("confirm"):
+        res.append(de.get('confirm').encode("utf8"))
+    if de.get("placeholder"):
+        res.append(de.get('placeholder').encode("utf8"))
     for n in de:
-        res.extend(extract_translatable_view_strings(n))
+        res.extend(trans_parse_view(n))
     return res
 
 # tests whether an object is in a list of modules
@@ -666,7 +673,7 @@ def trans_generate(lang, modules, cr):
 
         if model=='ir.ui.view':
             d = etree.XML(encode(obj.arch))
-            for t in extract_translatable_view_strings(d):
+            for t in trans_parse_view(d):
                 push_translation(module, 'view', encode(obj.model), 0, t)
         elif model=='ir.actions.wizard':
             service_name = 'wizard.'+encode(obj.wiz_name)
@@ -703,7 +710,7 @@ def trans_generate(lang, modules, cr):
                         arch = result['arch']
                         if arch and not isinstance(arch, UpdateableStr):
                             d = etree.XML(arch)
-                            for t in extract_translatable_view_strings(d):
+                            for t in trans_parse_view(d):
                                 push_translation(module, 'wizard_view', name, 0, t)
 
                         # export button labels