diff --git a/bin/addons/base/i18n/base.pot b/bin/addons/base/i18n/base.pot
index a42c62bb88a..9c64334abbc 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/i18n/base.pot
+++ b/bin/addons/base/i18n/base.pot
@@ -11298,3 +11298,63 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Russian / русский язык"
 msgstr ""
 
+#. module: base
+#: sql_constraint:res.user:0
+msgid "You cannot have two users with the same login !"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. module: base
+#: sql_constraint:ir.model.data:0
+msgid "You cannot have multiple records with the same id for the same module"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. module: base
+#: sql_constraint:maintenance.contract:0
+msgid "Your maintenance contract is already subscribed in the system !"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. module: base
+#: sql_constraint:ir.module.module:0
+msgid "The name of the module must be unique !"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. module: base
+#: sql_constraint:res.partner.function:0
+msgid "The Code of the Partner Function must be unique !"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. module: base
+#: sql_constraint:res.partner:0
+msgid "The name of the Partner must be unique !"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. module: base
+#: sql_constraint:res.country:0
+msgid "The name of the country must be unique !"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. module: base
+#: sql_constraint:res.country:0
+msgid "The code of the country must be unique !"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. module: base
+#: sql_constraint:res.lang:0
+msgid "The name of the language must be unique !"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. module: base
+#: sql_constraint:res.lang:0
+msgid "The code of the language must be unique !"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. module: base
+#: code:addons/osv/osv.py:0
+#, python-format
+msgid "Constraint Error"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. module: base
+#: selection:ir.translation,type:0
+msgid "SQL Constraint"
+msgstr ""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/i18n/fr_FR.po b/bin/addons/base/i18n/fr_FR.po
index 5686b4888d1..37de9712074 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/i18n/fr_FR.po
+++ b/bin/addons/base/i18n/fr_FR.po
@@ -11311,3 +11311,62 @@ msgstr "Sri Lanka"
 msgid "Russian / русский язык"
 msgstr "Russie / русский язык"
 
+#. module: base
+#: sql_constraint:res.user:0
+msgid "You cannot have two users with the same login !"
+msgstr "Vous ne pouvez pas avoir deux utilisateurs avec le même login!"
+
+#. module: base
+#: sql_constraint:ir.model.data:0
+msgid "You cannot have multiple records with the same id for the same module"
+msgstr "Vous ne pouvez pas avoir de rapports multiples avec le même id pour le même module"
+
+#. module: base
+#: sql_constraint:maintenance.contract:0
+msgid "Your maintenance contract is already subscribed in the system !"
+msgstr "Votre contrat d'entretien est déjà souscrit dans le système ! "
+
+#. module: base
+#: sql_constraint:ir.module.module:0
+msgid "The name of the module must be unique !"
+msgstr "Le nom du module doit être unique ! "
+
+#. module: base
+#: sql_constraint:res.partner.function:0
+msgid "The Code of the Partner Function must be unique !"
+msgstr "Le Code de la Fonction de Partenaire doit être unique ! "
+
+#. module: base
+#: sql_constraint:res.partner:0
+msgid "The name of the Partner must be unique !"
+msgstr "Le nom du Partenaire doit être unique ! "
+
+#. module: base
+#: sql_constraint:res.country:0
+msgid "The name of the country must be unique !"
+msgstr "Le nom du pays doit être unique ! "
+
+#. module: base
+#: sql_constraint:res.country:0
+msgid "The code of the country must be unique !"
+msgstr "Le code du pays doit être unique ! "
+
+#. module: base
+#: sql_constraint:res.lang:0
+msgid "The name of the language must be unique !"
+msgstr "Le nom de la langue doit être unique ! "
+
+#. module: base
+#: sql_constraint:res.lang:0
+msgid "The code of the language must be unique !"
+msgstr "Le code de la langue doit être unique ! "
+
+#. module: base
+#: code:osv.pool:0
+msgid "Constraint Error"
+msgstr "Erreur de contrainte"
+
+#. module: base
+#: selection:ir.translation,type:0
+msgid "SQL Constraint"
+msgstr "SQL Contrainte"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_model.py b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_model.py
index 641e9d30006..ba2fa772261 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_model.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_model.py
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ class ir_model_data(osv.osv):
         'module': lambda *a: ''
     }
     _sql_constraints = [
-        ('module_name_uniq', 'unique(name, module)', 'You can not have multiple records with the same id for the same module'),
+        ('module_name_uniq', 'unique(name, module)', 'You cannot have multiple records with the same id for the same module'),
     ]
 
     def __init__(self, pool, cr):
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_rule.py b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_rule.py
index a2d53b4de27..d8235403ce3 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_rule.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_rule.py
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ class ir_rule(osv.osv):
         for rule in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context):
             eval_user_data = {'user': self.pool.get('res.users').browse(cr, 1, uid),
                             'time':time}
+            if rule.operand.startswith('user.') and rule.operand.count('.') > 1:
+                #Need to check user.field.field1.field2(if field  is False,it will break the chain)
+                op = rule.operand[5:]
+                rule.operand = rule.operand[:5+len(op[:op.find('.')])] +' and '+ rule.operand + ' or False'
+            
             if rule.domain_force:
                 res[rule.id] = eval(rule.domain_force, eval_user_data)
             else:
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_translation.py b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_translation.py
index 9bf6e0ae776..b90fe79ef4e 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_translation.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_translation.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ TRANSLATION_TYPE = [
     ('help', 'Help'),
     ('code', 'Code'),
     ('constraint', 'Constraint'),
+    ('sql_constraint', 'SQL Constraint')    
 ]
 
 class ir_translation(osv.osv):
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py
index 2e5c23c7b6c..5adcbb7ea16 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ class res_partner(osv.osv):
         'customer': lambda *a: 1,
         'category_id': _default_category,
     }
-    def copy(self, cr, uid, id, default=None, context={}):
+    def copy(self, cr, uid, id, default={}, context={}):
         name = self.read(cr, uid, [id], ['name'])[0]['name']
-        default.update({'name': name+' (copy)', 'events':[]})
+        default.update({'name': name+ _(' (copy)'), 'events':[]})
         return super(res_partner, self).copy(cr, uid, id, default, context)
 
     def _check_ean_key(self, cr, uid, ids):
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/res_currency.py b/bin/addons/base/res/res_currency.py
index 0ce4cbb3254..7033abe7ec6 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/res/res_currency.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/res/res_currency.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import ir
 
 from tools.misc import currency
 from tools.translate import _
-from tools import config
 
 import mx.DateTime
 from mx.DateTime import RelativeDateTime, now, DateTime, localtime
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ class res_currency(osv.osv):
         if currency.rounding == 0:
             return 0.0
         else:
-            return round(amount / currency.rounding, int(config['price_accuracy'])) * currency.rounding
+            return round(amount / currency.rounding) * currency.rounding
 
     def is_zero(self, cr, uid, currency, amount):
         return abs(self.round(cr, uid, currency, amount)) < currency.rounding
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/res_user.py b/bin/addons/base/res/res_user.py
index ec96b07dc0c..da36c0d7555 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/res/res_user.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/res/res_user.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class users(osv.osv):
         return result
 
     _sql_constraints = [
-        ('login_key', 'UNIQUE (login)', 'You can not have two users with the same login !')
+        ('login_key', 'UNIQUE (login)', 'You cannot have two users with the same login !')
     ]
 
     def _get_admin_id(self, cr):
diff --git a/bin/osv/orm.py b/bin/osv/orm.py
index 4859bd7d85a..119405e57bf 100644
--- a/bin/osv/orm.py
+++ b/bin/osv/orm.py
@@ -50,16 +50,16 @@ import pickle
 
 import fields
 import tools
+from tools.translate import _
 
+import copy
 import sys
 
 try:
-    from xml import dom, xpath
+    from lxml import etree
 except ImportError:
-    sys.stderr.write("ERROR: Import xpath module\n")
-    sys.stderr.write("ERROR: Try to install the old python-xml package\n")
-    sys.stderr.write('On Ubuntu Jaunty, try this: sudo cp /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/oldxml/_xmlplus/utils/boolean.so /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/oldxml/_xmlplus/utils\n')
-    raise
+    sys.stderr.write("ERROR: Import lxml module\n")
+    sys.stderr.write("ERROR: Try to install the python-lxml package\n")
 
 from tools.config import config
 
@@ -521,7 +521,9 @@ class orm_template(object):
                                     for rr in r :
                                         if isinstance(rr.name, browse_record):
                                             rr = rr.name
-                                        dt += rr.name or '' + ','
+                                        rr_name = self.pool.get(rr._table_name).name_get(cr, uid, [rr.id])
+                                        rr_name = rr_name and rr_name[0] and rr_name[0][1] or ''
+                                        dt += rr_name or '' + ','
                                     data[fpos] = dt[:-1]
                                     break
                                 lines += lines2[1:]
@@ -532,7 +534,8 @@ class orm_template(object):
                     i += 1
                 if i == len(f):
                     if isinstance(r, browse_record):
-                        r = r.name
+                        r = self.pool.get(r._table_name).name_get(cr, uid, [r.id])
+                        r = r and r[0] and r[0][1] or ''
                     data[fpos] = tools.ustr(r or '')
         return [data] + lines
 
@@ -997,14 +1000,14 @@ class orm_template(object):
         fields = {}
         childs = True
 
-        if node.nodeType == node.ELEMENT_NODE and node.localName == 'field':
-            if node.hasAttribute('name'):
+        if node.tag == 'field':
+            if node.get('name'):
                 attrs = {}
                 try:
-                    if node.getAttribute('name') in self._columns:
-                        column = self._columns[node.getAttribute('name')]
+                    if node.get('name') in self._columns:
+                        column = self._columns[node.get('name')]
                     else:
-                        column = self._inherit_fields[node.getAttribute('name')][2]
+                        column = self._inherit_fields[node.get('name')][2]
                 except:
                     column = False
 
@@ -1012,65 +1015,63 @@ class orm_template(object):
                     relation = column._obj
                     childs = False
                     views = {}
-                    for f in node.childNodes:
-                        if f.nodeType == f.ELEMENT_NODE and f.localName in ('form', 'tree', 'graph'):
-                            node.removeChild(f)
+                    for f in node:
+                        if f.tag in ('form', 'tree', 'graph'):
+                            node.remove(f)
                             ctx = context.copy()
                             ctx['base_model_name'] = self._name
                             xarch, xfields = self.pool.get(relation).__view_look_dom_arch(cr, user, f, view_id, ctx)
-                            views[str(f.localName)] = {
+                            views[str(f.tag)] = {
                                 'arch': xarch,
                                 'fields': xfields
                             }
                     attrs = {'views': views}
-                    if node.hasAttribute('widget') and node.getAttribute('widget')=='selection':
+                    if node.get('widget') and node.get('widget') == 'selection':
                         # We can not use the 'string' domain has it is defined according to the record !
-                        dom = []
+                        dom = None
                         if column._domain and not isinstance(column._domain, (str, unicode)):
                             dom = column._domain
-                        
                         attrs['selection'] = self.pool.get(relation).name_search(cr, user, '', dom, context=context)
-                        if (node.hasAttribute('required') and not int(node.getAttribute('required'))) or not column.required:
+                        if (node.get('required') and not int(node.get('required'))) or not column.required:
                             attrs['selection'].append((False,''))
-                fields[node.getAttribute('name')] = attrs
+                fields[node.get('name')] = attrs
 
-        elif node.nodeType==node.ELEMENT_NODE and node.localName in ('form', 'tree'):
-            result = self.view_header_get(cr, user, False, node.localName, context)
+        elif node.tag in ('form', 'tree'):
+            result = self.view_header_get(cr, user, False, node.tag, context)
             if result:
-                node.setAttribute('string', result)
+                node.set('string', result)
 
-        elif node.nodeType==node.ELEMENT_NODE and node.localName == 'calendar':
+        elif node.tag == 'calendar':
             for additional_field in ('date_start', 'date_delay', 'date_stop', 'color'):
-                if node.hasAttribute(additional_field) and node.getAttribute(additional_field):
-                    fields[node.getAttribute(additional_field)] = {}
+                if node.get(additional_field):
+                    fields[node.get(additional_field)] = {}
 
-        if node.nodeType == node.ELEMENT_NODE and node.hasAttribute('groups'):
-            if node.getAttribute('groups'):
-                groups = node.getAttribute('groups').split(',')
+        if 'groups' in node.attrib:
+            if node.get('groups'):
+                groups = node.get('groups').split(',')
                 readonly = False
                 access_pool = self.pool.get('ir.model.access')
                 for group in groups:
                     readonly = readonly or access_pool.check_groups(cr, user, group)
                 if not readonly:
-                    node.setAttribute('invisible', '1')
-            node.removeAttribute('groups')
+                    node.set('invisible', '1')
+            del(node.attrib['groups'])
 
-        if node.nodeType == node.ELEMENT_NODE:
-            # translate view
-            if ('lang' in context) and not result:
-                if node.hasAttribute('string') and node.getAttribute('string'):
-                    trans = self.pool.get('ir.translation')._get_source(cr, user, self._name, 'view', context['lang'], node.getAttribute('string').encode('utf8'))
-                    if not trans and ('base_model_name' in context):
-                        trans = self.pool.get('ir.translation')._get_source(cr, user, context['base_model_name'], 'view', context['lang'], node.getAttribute('string').encode('utf8'))
-                    if trans:
-                        node.setAttribute('string', trans)
-                if node.hasAttribute('sum') and node.getAttribute('sum'):
-                    trans = self.pool.get('ir.translation')._get_source(cr, user, self._name, 'view', context['lang'], node.getAttribute('sum').encode('utf8'))
-                    if trans:
-                        node.setAttribute('sum', trans)
+        # translate view
+        if ('lang' in context) and not result:
+            if node.get('string'):
+                trans = self.pool.get('ir.translation')._get_source(cr, user, self._name, 'view', context['lang'], node.get('string').encode('utf8'))
+                if not trans and ('base_model_name' in context):
+                    trans = self.pool.get('ir.translation')._get_source(cr, user, context['base_model_name'], 'view', context['lang'], node.get('string').encode('utf8'))
+                if trans:
+                    node.set('string', trans)
+            if node.get('sum'):
+                trans = self.pool.get('ir.translation')._get_source(cr, user, self._name, 'view', context['lang'], node.get('sum').encode('utf8'))
+                if trans:
+                    node.set('sum', trans)
 
         if childs:
-            for f in node.childNodes:
+            for f in node:
                 fields.update(self.__view_look_dom(cr, user, f, view_id, context))
 
         return fields
@@ -1081,7 +1082,7 @@ class orm_template(object):
         rolesobj = self.pool.get('res.roles')
         usersobj = self.pool.get('res.users')
 
-        buttons = (n for n in node.getElementsByTagName('button') if n.getAttribute('type') != 'object')
+        buttons = (n for n in node.getiterator('button') if n.get('type') != 'object')
         for button in buttons:
             can_click = True
             if user != 1:   # admin user has all roles
@@ -1093,7 +1094,7 @@ class orm_template(object):
                           INNER JOIN wkf_transition t ON (t.act_to = a.id)
                                WHERE wkf.osv = %s
                                  AND t.signal = %s
-                           """, (self._name, button.getAttribute('name'),))
+                           """, (self._name, button.get('name'),))
                 roles = cr.fetchall()
                 
                 # draft -> valid = signal_next (role X)
@@ -1104,8 +1105,6 @@ class orm_template(object):
                 #
                 # running -> done = signal_next (role Z)
                 # running -> cancel = signal_cancel (role Z)
-                
-
                 # As we don't know the object state, in this scenario, 
                 #   the button "signal_cancel" will be always shown as there is no restriction to cancel in draft
                 #   the button "signal_next" will be show if the user has any of the roles (X Y or Z)
@@ -1113,9 +1112,9 @@ class orm_template(object):
                 if roles:
                     can_click = any((not role) or rolesobj.check(cr, user, user_roles, role) for (role,) in roles)
             
-            button.setAttribute('readonly', str(int(not can_click)))
+            button.set('readonly', str(int(not can_click)))
 
-        arch = node.toxml(encoding="utf-8").replace('\t', '')
+        arch = etree.tostring(node, encoding="utf-8").replace('\t', '')
         fields = self.fields_get(cr, user, fields_def.keys(), context)
         for field in fields_def:
             if field == 'id':
@@ -1180,70 +1179,71 @@ class orm_template(object):
 
         def _inherit_apply(src, inherit):
             def _find(node, node2):
-                if node2.nodeType == node2.ELEMENT_NODE and node2.localName == 'xpath':
-                    res = xpath.Evaluate(node2.getAttribute('expr'), node)
-                    return res and res[0]
+                if node2.tag == 'xpath':
+                    res = node.xpath(node2.get('expr'))
+                    if res:
+                        return res[0]
+                    else:
+                        return None
                 else:
-                    if node.nodeType == node.ELEMENT_NODE and node.localName == node2.localName:
+                    for n in node.getiterator(node2.tag):
                         res = True
-                        for attr in node2.attributes.keys():
+                        for attr in node2.attrib:
                             if attr == 'position':
                                 continue
-                            if node.hasAttribute(attr):
-                                if node.getAttribute(attr)==node2.getAttribute(attr):
+                            if n.get(attr):
+                                if n.get(attr) == node2.get(attr):
                                     continue
                             res = False
                         if res:
-                            return node
-                    for child in node.childNodes:
-                        res = _find(child, node2)
-                        if res:
-                            return res
+                            return n
                 return None
+            # End: _find(node, node2)
 
-
-            doc_src = dom.minidom.parseString(encode(src))
-            doc_dest = dom.minidom.parseString(encode(inherit))
-            toparse = doc_dest.childNodes
+            doc_dest = etree.fromstring(encode(inherit))
+            toparse = [ doc_dest ]
             while len(toparse):
                 node2 = toparse.pop(0)
-                if not node2.nodeType == node2.ELEMENT_NODE:
+                if node2.tag == 'data':
+                    toparse += [ c for c in doc_dest ]
                     continue
-                if node2.localName == 'data':
-                    toparse += node2.childNodes
-                    continue
-                node = _find(doc_src, node2)
-                if node:
+                node = _find(src, node2)
+                if node is not None:
                     pos = 'inside'
-                    if node2.hasAttribute('position'):
-                        pos = node2.getAttribute('position')
+                    if node2.get('position'):
+                        pos = node2.get('position')
                     if pos == 'replace':
-                        parent = node.parentNode
-                        for child in node2.childNodes:
-                            if child.nodeType == child.ELEMENT_NODE:
-                                parent.insertBefore(child, node)
-                        parent.removeChild(node)
+                        parent = node.getparent()
+                        if parent is None:
+                            src = copy.deepcopy(node2.getchildren()[0])
+                        else:
+                            for child in node2:
+                                node.addprevious(child)
+                            node.getparent().remove(node)
                     else:
-                        sib = node.nextSibling
-                        for child in node2.childNodes:
-                            if child.nodeType == child.ELEMENT_NODE:
-                                if pos == 'inside':
-                                    node.appendChild(child)
-                                elif pos == 'after':
-                                    node.parentNode.insertBefore(child, sib)
-                                elif pos=='before':
-                                    node.parentNode.insertBefore(child, node)
+                        sib = node.getnext()
+                        for child in node2:
+                            if pos == 'inside':
+                                node.append(child)
+                            elif pos == 'after':
+                                if sib is None:
+                                    node.addnext(child)
                                 else:
-                                    raise AttributeError(_('Unknown position in inherited view %s !') % pos)
+                                    sib.addprevious(child)
+                            elif pos == 'before':
+                                node.addprevious(child)
+                            else:
+                                raise AttributeError(_('Unknown position in inherited view %s !') % pos)
                 else:
                     attrs = ''.join([
-                        ' %s="%s"' % (attr, node2.getAttribute(attr))
-                        for attr in node2.attributes.keys()
+                        ' %s="%s"' % (attr, node2.get(attr))
+                        for attr in node2.attrib
                         if attr != 'position'
                     ])
-                    tag = "<%s%s>" % (node2.localName, attrs)
+                    tag = "<%s%s>" % (node2.tag, attrs)
                     raise AttributeError(_("Couldn't find tag '%s' in parent view !") % tag)
-            return doc_src.toxml(encoding="utf-8").replace('\t', '')
+            return src
+        # End: _inherit_apply(src, inherit)
 
         result = {'type': view_type, 'model': self._name}
 
@@ -1295,7 +1295,8 @@ class orm_template(object):
                     result = _inherit_apply_rec(result, id)
                 return result
 
-            result['arch'] = _inherit_apply_rec(result['arch'], sql_res[3])
+            inherit_result = etree.fromstring(encode(result['arch']))
+            result['arch'] = _inherit_apply_rec(inherit_result, sql_res[3])
 
             result['name'] = sql_res[1]
             result['field_parent'] = sql_res[2] or False
@@ -1322,13 +1323,12 @@ class orm_template(object):
                 xml = self.__get_default_calendar_view()
             else:
                 xml = ''
-            result['arch'] = xml
+            result['arch'] = etree.fromstring(xml)
             result['name'] = 'default'
             result['field_parent'] = False
             result['view_id'] = 0
 
-        doc = dom.minidom.parseString(encode(result['arch']))
-        xarch, xfields = self.__view_look_dom_arch(cr, user, doc, view_id, context=context)
+        xarch, xfields = self.__view_look_dom_arch(cr, user, result['arch'], view_id, context=context)
         result['arch'] = xarch
         result['fields'] = xfields
         if toolbar:
@@ -2145,6 +2145,20 @@ class orm(orm_template):
             for key, v in r.items():
                 if v == None:
                     r[key] = False
+                if key in self._columns.keys():
+                    type = self._columns[key]._type
+                elif key in self._inherit_fields.keys():
+                    type = self._inherit_fields[key][2]._type
+                else:
+                    continue
+                if type == 'reference' and v:
+                    model,ref_id = v.split(',')
+                    table = self.pool.get(model)._table
+                    cr.execute('select id from "%s" where id=%s' % (table,ref_id))
+                    id_exist = cr.fetchone()
+                    if not id_exist:
+                        cr.execute('update "'+self._table+'" set "'+key+'"=NULL where "%s"=%s' %(key,''.join("'"+str(v)+"'")))
+                        r[key] = ''                    
         
         if isinstance(ids, (int, long)):
             return result and result[0] or False
@@ -3045,6 +3059,4 @@ class orm(orm_template):
                     return False
         return True
 
-
-# vim:expandtab:smartindent:tabstop=4:softtabstop=4:shiftwidth=4:
-
+# vim:expandtab:smartindent:tabstop=4:softtabstop=4:shiftwidth=4:
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/osv/osv.py b/bin/osv/osv.py
index 807ecad566d..388bdeeb5cb 100644
--- a/bin/osv/osv.py
+++ b/bin/osv/osv.py
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ from psycopg2 import IntegrityError
 from netsvc import Logger, LOG_ERROR
 from tools.misc import UpdateableDict
 
+from tools.translate import _
+
 module_list = []
 module_class_list = {}
 class_pool = {}
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ class osv_pool(netsvc.Service):
             except IntegrityError, inst:
                 for key in self._sql_error.keys():
                     if key in inst[0]:
-                        self.abortResponse(1, 'Constraint Error', 'warning', self._sql_error[key])
+                        self.abortResponse(1, _('Constraint Error'), 'warning', _(self._sql_error[key]))
                 self.abortResponse(1, 'Integrity Error', 'warning', inst[0])
             except Exception, e:
                 import traceback, sys
diff --git a/bin/tools/convert.py b/bin/tools/convert.py
index 71e44655154..4d42e0729b7 100644
--- a/bin/tools/convert.py
+++ b/bin/tools/convert.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 ##############################################################################
 import re
 import cStringIO
-import xml.dom.minidom
+from lxml import etree
 import osv
 import ir
 import pooler
@@ -62,16 +62,13 @@ def _obj(pool, cr, uid, model_str, context=None):
 def _eval_xml(self,node, pool, cr, uid, idref, context=None):
     if context is None:
         context = {}
-    if node.nodeType == node.TEXT_NODE:
-        return node.data.encode("utf8")
-    elif node.nodeType == node.ELEMENT_NODE:
-        if node.nodeName in ('field','value'):
-            t = node.getAttribute('type') or 'char'
-            f_model = node.getAttribute("model").encode('ascii')
-            if len(node.getAttribute('search')):
-                f_search = node.getAttribute("search").encode('utf-8')
-                f_use = node.getAttribute("use").encode('ascii')
-                f_name = node.getAttribute("name").encode('utf-8')
+    if node.tag in ('field','value'):
+            t = node.get('type','') or 'char'
+            f_model = node.get("model", '').encode('ascii')
+            if len(node.get('search','')):
+                f_search = node.get("search",'').encode('utf-8')
+                f_use = node.get("use",'').encode('ascii')
+                f_name = node.get("name",'').encode('utf-8')
                 if len(f_use)==0:
                     f_use = "id"
                 q = eval(f_search, idref)
@@ -87,7 +84,7 @@ def _eval_xml(self,node, pool, cr, uid, idref, context=None):
                     if isinstance(f_val, tuple):
                         f_val = f_val[0]
                 return f_val
-            a_eval = node.getAttribute('eval')
+            a_eval = node.get('eval','')
             if len(a_eval):
                 import time
                 from mx import DateTime
@@ -116,14 +113,11 @@ def _eval_xml(self,node, pool, cr, uid, idref, context=None):
                         if not id in idref:
                             idref[id]=self.id_get(cr, False, id)
                     return s % idref
-                txt = '<?xml version="1.0"?>\n'+_process("".join([i.toxml().encode("utf8") for i in node.childNodes]), idref)
-#               txt = '<?xml version="1.0"?>\n'+"".join([i.toxml().encode("utf8") for i in node.childNodes]) % idref
-
+                txt = '<?xml version="1.0"?>\n'+_process("".join([etree.tostring(i).encode("utf8") for i in node.getchildren()]), idref)
                 return txt
             if t in ('char', 'int', 'float'):
                 d = ""
-                for n in [i for i in node.childNodes]:
-                    d+=str(_eval_xml(self,n,pool,cr,uid,idref))
+                d = node.text
                 if t == 'int':
                     d = d.strip()
                     if d=='None':
@@ -135,37 +129,37 @@ def _eval_xml(self,node, pool, cr, uid, idref, context=None):
                 return d
             elif t in ('list','tuple'):
                 res=[]
-                for n in [i for i in node.childNodes if (i.nodeType == i.ELEMENT_NODE and i.nodeName=='value')]:
+                for n in [i for i in node.getchildren() if (i.tag=='value')]:
                     res.append(_eval_xml(self,n,pool,cr,uid,idref))
                 if t=='tuple':
                     return tuple(res)
                 return res
-        elif node.nodeName=="getitem":
-            for n in [i for i in node.childNodes if (i.nodeType == i.ELEMENT_NODE)]:
-                res=_eval_xml(self,n,pool,cr,uid,idref)
-            if not res:
-                raise LookupError
-            elif node.getAttribute('type') in ("int", "list"):
-                return res[int(node.getAttribute('index'))]
-            else:
-                return res[node.getAttribute('index').encode("utf8")]
-        elif node.nodeName=="function":
-            args = []
-            a_eval = node.getAttribute('eval')
-            if len(a_eval):
-                idref['ref'] = lambda x: self.id_get(cr, False, x)
-                args = eval(a_eval, idref)
-            for n in [i for i in node.childNodes if (i.nodeType == i.ELEMENT_NODE)]:
-                args.append(_eval_xml(self,n, pool, cr, uid, idref, context))
-            model = pool.get(node.getAttribute('model'))
-            method = node.getAttribute('name')
-            res = getattr(model, method)(cr, uid, *args)
-            return res
-        elif node.nodeName=="test":
-            d = ""
-            for n in [i for i in node.childNodes]:
-                d+=str(_eval_xml(self,n,pool,cr,uid,idref, context=context))
-            return d
+    elif node.tag == "getitem":
+        for n in [i for i in node.getchildren()]:
+            res=_eval_xml(self,n,pool,cr,uid,idref)
+        if not res:
+            raise LookupError
+        elif node.get('type','') in ("int", "list"):
+            return res[int(node.get('index',''))]
+        else:
+            return res[node.get('index','').encode("utf8")]
+    elif node.tag == "function":
+        args = []
+        a_eval = node.get('eval','')
+        if len(a_eval):
+            idref['ref'] = lambda x: self.id_get(cr, False, x)
+            args = eval(a_eval, idref)
+        for n in [i for i in node.getchildren()]:
+            return_val = _eval_xml(self,n, pool, cr, uid, idref, context)
+            if return_val != None:
+                args.append(return_val)
+        model = pool.get(node.get('model',''))
+        method = node.get('name','')
+        res = getattr(model, method)(cr, uid, *args)
+        return res
+    elif node.tag == "test":
+        d = node.text
+        return d
 
 
 escape_re = re.compile(r'(?<!\\)/')
@@ -205,31 +199,31 @@ class xml_import(object):
 
     @staticmethod
     def nodeattr2bool(node, attr, default=False):
-        if not node.hasAttribute(attr):
+        if not node.get(attr):
             return default
-        val = node.getAttribute(attr).strip()
+        val = node.get(attr).strip()
         if not val:
             return default
         return val.lower() not in ('0', 'false', 'off')
-    
+
     def isnoupdate(self, data_node=None):
-        return self.noupdate or (data_node and self.nodeattr2bool(data_node, 'noupdate', False)) 
+        return self.noupdate or (len(data_node) and self.nodeattr2bool(data_node, 'noupdate', False))
 
     def get_context(self, data_node, node, eval_dict):
-        data_node_context = (data_node and data_node.getAttribute('context').encode('utf8'))
+        data_node_context = (len(data_node) and data_node.get('context','').encode('utf8'))
         if data_node_context:
             context = eval(data_node_context, eval_dict)
         else:
             context = {}
 
-        node_context = node.getAttribute("context").encode('utf8')
+        node_context = node.get("context",'').encode('utf8')
         if len(node_context):
             context.update(eval(node_context, eval_dict))
 
         return context
 
     def get_uid(self, cr, uid, data_node, node):
-        node_uid = node.getAttribute('uid') or (data_node and data_node.getAttribute('uid'))
+        node_uid = node.get('uid','') or (len(data_node) and data_node.get('uid',''))
         if len(node_uid):
             return self.id_get(cr, None, node_uid)
         return uid
@@ -249,9 +243,9 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
             self.logger.notifyChannel('init', netsvc.LOG_ERROR, 'id: %s is to long (max: 64)'% (id,))
 
     def _tag_delete(self, cr, rec, data_node=None):
-        d_model = rec.getAttribute("model")
-        d_search = rec.getAttribute("search")
-        d_id = rec.getAttribute("id")
+        d_model = rec.get("model",'')
+        d_search = rec.get("search",'')
+        d_id = rec.get("id",'')
         ids = []
         if len(d_search):
             ids = self.pool.get(d_model).search(cr,self.uid,eval(d_search))
@@ -269,24 +263,24 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
     def _tag_report(self, cr, rec, data_node=None):
         res = {}
         for dest,f in (('name','string'),('model','model'),('report_name','name')):
-            res[dest] = rec.getAttribute(f).encode('utf8')
+            res[dest] = rec.get(f,'').encode('utf8')
             assert res[dest], "Attribute %s of report is empty !" % (f,)
         for field,dest in (('rml','report_rml'),('xml','report_xml'),('xsl','report_xsl'),('attachment','attachment'),('attachment_use','attachment_use')):
-            if rec.hasAttribute(field):
-                res[dest] = rec.getAttribute(field).encode('utf8')
-        if rec.hasAttribute('auto'):
-            res['auto'] = eval(rec.getAttribute('auto'))
-        if rec.hasAttribute('sxw'):
-            sxw_content = misc.file_open(rec.getAttribute('sxw')).read()
+            if rec.get(field):
+                res[dest] = rec.get(field,'').encode('utf8')
+        if rec.get('auto'):
+            res['auto'] = eval(rec.get('auto',''))
+        if rec.get('sxw'):
+            sxw_content = misc.file_open(rec.get('sxw','')).read()
             res['report_sxw_content'] = sxw_content
-        if rec.hasAttribute('header'):
-            res['header'] = eval(rec.getAttribute('header'))
-        res['multi'] = rec.hasAttribute('multi') and  eval(rec.getAttribute('multi'))
-        xml_id = rec.getAttribute('id').encode('utf8')
+        if rec.get('header'):
+            res['header'] = eval(rec.get('header',''))
+        res['multi'] = rec.get('multi','') and eval(rec.get('multi',''))
+        xml_id = rec.get('id','').encode('utf8')
         self._test_xml_id(xml_id)
 
-        if rec.hasAttribute('groups'):
-            g_names = rec.getAttribute('groups').split(',')
+        if rec.get('groups'):
+            g_names = rec.get('groups','').split(',')
             groups_value = []
             groups_obj = self.pool.get('res.groups')
             for group in g_names:
@@ -300,13 +294,12 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
 
         id = self.pool.get('ir.model.data')._update(cr, self.uid, "ir.actions.report.xml", self.module, res, xml_id, noupdate=self.isnoupdate(data_node), mode=self.mode)
         self.idref[xml_id] = int(id)
-        
-        
-        if not rec.hasAttribute('menu') or eval(rec.getAttribute('menu')):
-            keyword = str(rec.getAttribute('keyword') or 'client_print_multi')
+
+        if not rec.get('menu') or eval(rec.get('menu','')):
+            keyword = str(rec.get('keyword','') or 'client_print_multi')
             keys = [('action',keyword),('res_model',res['model'])]
             value = 'ir.actions.report.xml,'+str(id)
-            replace = rec.hasAttribute('replace') and rec.getAttribute("replace") or True
+            replace = rec.get("replace",'') or True
             self.pool.get('ir.model.data').ir_set(cr, self.uid, 'action', keyword, res['name'], [res['model']], value, replace=replace, isobject=True, xml_id=xml_id)
         return False
 
@@ -319,16 +312,16 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
         return False
 
     def _tag_wizard(self, cr, rec, data_node=None):
-        string = rec.getAttribute("string").encode('utf8')
-        model = rec.getAttribute("model").encode('utf8')
-        name = rec.getAttribute("name").encode('utf8')
-        xml_id = rec.getAttribute('id').encode('utf8')
+        string = rec.get("string",'').encode('utf8')
+        model = rec.get("model",'').encode('utf8')
+        name = rec.get("name",'').encode('utf8')
+        xml_id = rec.get('id','').encode('utf8')
         self._test_xml_id(xml_id)
-        multi = rec.hasAttribute('multi') and  eval(rec.getAttribute('multi'))
+        multi = rec.get('multi','') and eval(rec.get('multi',''))
         res = {'name': string, 'wiz_name': name, 'multi': multi, 'model': model}
 
-        if rec.hasAttribute('groups'):
-            g_names = rec.getAttribute('groups').split(',')
+        if rec.get('groups'):
+            g_names = rec.get('groups','').split(',')
             groups_value = []
             groups_obj = self.pool.get('res.groups')
             for group in g_names:
@@ -343,20 +336,19 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
         id = self.pool.get('ir.model.data')._update(cr, self.uid, "ir.actions.wizard", self.module, res, xml_id, noupdate=self.isnoupdate(data_node), mode=self.mode)
         self.idref[xml_id] = int(id)
         # ir_set
-        if (not rec.hasAttribute('menu') or eval(rec.getAttribute('menu'))) and id:
-            keyword = str(rec.getAttribute('keyword') or 'client_action_multi')
+        if (not rec.get('menu') or eval(rec.get('menu',''))) and id:
+            keyword = str(rec.get('keyword','') or 'client_action_multi')
             keys = [('action',keyword),('res_model',model)]
             value = 'ir.actions.wizard,'+str(id)
-            replace = rec.hasAttribute('replace') and \
-                    rec.getAttribute("replace") or True
+            replace = rec.get("replace",'') or True
             self.pool.get('ir.model.data').ir_set(cr, self.uid, 'action', keyword, string, [model], value, replace=replace, isobject=True, xml_id=xml_id)
         return False
 
     def _tag_url(self, cr, rec, data_node=None):
-        url = rec.getAttribute("string").encode('utf8')
-        target = rec.getAttribute("target").encode('utf8')
-        name = rec.getAttribute("name").encode('utf8')
-        xml_id = rec.getAttribute('id').encode('utf8')
+        url = rec.get("string",'').encode('utf8')
+        target = rec.get("target",'').encode('utf8')
+        name = rec.get("name",'').encode('utf8')
+        xml_id = rec.get('id','').encode('utf8')
         self._test_xml_id(xml_id)
 
         res = {'name': name, 'url': url, 'target':target}
@@ -364,34 +356,31 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
         id = self.pool.get('ir.model.data')._update(cr, self.uid, "ir.actions.url", self.module, res, xml_id, noupdate=self.isnoupdate(data_node), mode=self.mode)
         self.idref[xml_id] = int(id)
         # ir_set
-        if (not rec.hasAttribute('menu') or eval(rec.getAttribute('menu'))) and id:
-            keyword = str(rec.getAttribute('keyword') or 'client_action_multi')
+        if (not rec.get('menu') or eval(rec.get('menu',''))) and id:
+            keyword = str(rec.get('keyword','') or 'client_action_multi')
             keys = [('action',keyword)]
             value = 'ir.actions.url,'+str(id)
-            replace = rec.hasAttribute('replace') and \
-                    rec.getAttribute("replace") or True
+            replace = rec.get("replace",'') or True
             self.pool.get('ir.model.data').ir_set(cr, self.uid, 'action', keyword, url, ["ir.actions.url"], value, replace=replace, isobject=True, xml_id=xml_id)
         return False
 
     def _tag_act_window(self, cr, rec, data_node=None):
-        name = rec.hasAttribute('name') and rec.getAttribute('name').encode('utf-8')
-        xml_id = rec.getAttribute('id').encode('utf8')
+        name = rec.get('name','').encode('utf-8')
+        xml_id = rec.get('id','').encode('utf8')
         self._test_xml_id(xml_id)
-        type = rec.hasAttribute('type') and rec.getAttribute('type').encode('utf-8') or 'ir.actions.act_window'
+        type = rec.get('type','').encode('utf-8') or 'ir.actions.act_window'
         view_id = False
-        if rec.hasAttribute('view'):
-            view_id = self.id_get(cr, 'ir.actions.act_window', rec.getAttribute('view').encode('utf-8'))
-        domain = rec.hasAttribute('domain') and rec.getAttribute('domain').encode('utf-8')
-        context = rec.hasAttribute('context') and rec.getAttribute('context').encode('utf-8') or '{}'
-        res_model = rec.getAttribute('res_model').encode('utf-8')
-        src_model = rec.hasAttribute('src_model') and rec.getAttribute('src_model').encode('utf-8')
-        view_type = rec.hasAttribute('view_type') and rec.getAttribute('view_type').encode('utf-8') or 'form'
-        view_mode = rec.hasAttribute('view_mode') and rec.getAttribute('view_mode').encode('utf-8') or 'tree,form'
-        usage = rec.hasAttribute('usage') and rec.getAttribute('usage').encode('utf-8')
-        limit = rec.hasAttribute('limit') and rec.getAttribute('limit').encode('utf-8')
-        auto_refresh = rec.hasAttribute('auto_refresh') \
-                and rec.getAttribute('auto_refresh').encode('utf-8')
-#        groups_id = rec.hasAttribute('groups') and rec.getAttribute('groups').encode('utf-8')
+        if rec.get('view'):
+            view_id = self.id_get(cr, 'ir.actions.act_window', rec.get('view','').encode('utf-8'))
+        domain = rec.get('domain','').encode('utf-8')
+        context = rec.get('context','').encode('utf-8') or '{}'
+        res_model = rec.get('res_model','').encode('utf-8')
+        src_model = rec.get('src_model','').encode('utf-8')
+        view_type = rec.get('view_type','').encode('utf-8') or 'form'
+        view_mode = rec.get('view_mode','').encode('utf-8') or 'tree,form'
+        usage = rec.get('usage','').encode('utf-8')
+        limit = rec.get('limit','').encode('utf-8')
+        auto_refresh = rec.get('auto_refresh','').encode('utf-8')
 
         # def ref() added because , if context has ref('id') eval wil use this ref
 
@@ -417,8 +406,8 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
 #            'groups_id':groups_id,
         }
 
-        if rec.hasAttribute('groups'):
-            g_names = rec.getAttribute('groups').split(',')
+        if rec.get('groups'):
+            g_names = rec.get('groups','').split(',')
             groups_value = []
             groups_obj = self.pool.get('res.groups')
             for group in g_names:
@@ -430,8 +419,8 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
                     groups_value.append((4, group_id))
             res['groups_id'] = groups_value
 
-        if rec.hasAttribute('target'):
-            res['target'] = rec.getAttribute('target')
+        if rec.get('target'):
+            res['target'] = rec.get('target','')
         id = self.pool.get('ir.model.data')._update(cr, self.uid, 'ir.actions.act_window', self.module, res, xml_id, noupdate=self.isnoupdate(data_node), mode=self.mode)
         self.idref[xml_id] = int(id)
 
@@ -439,7 +428,7 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
             keyword = 'client_action_relate'
             keys = [('action', keyword), ('res_model', res_model)]
             value = 'ir.actions.act_window,'+str(id)
-            replace = rec.hasAttribute('replace') and rec.getAttribute('replace') or True
+            replace = rec.get('replace','') or True
             self.pool.get('ir.model.data').ir_set(cr, self.uid, 'action', keyword, xml_id, [src_model], value, replace=replace, isobject=True, xml_id=xml_id)
         # TODO add remove ir.model.data
         return False
@@ -448,8 +437,8 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
         if not self.mode=='init':
             return False
         res = {}
-        for field in [i for i in rec.childNodes if (i.nodeType == i.ELEMENT_NODE and i.nodeName=="field")]:
-            f_name = field.getAttribute("name").encode('utf-8')
+        for field in [i for i in rec.getchildren() if (i.tag=="field")]:
+            f_name = field.get("name",'').encode('utf-8')
             f_val = _eval_xml(self,field,self.pool, cr, self.uid, self.idref)
             res[f_name] = f_val
         self.pool.get('ir.model.data').ir_set(cr, self.uid, res['key'], res['key2'], res['name'], res['models'], res['value'], replace=res.get('replace',True), isobject=res.get('isobject', False), meta=res.get('meta',None))
@@ -458,21 +447,21 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
     def _tag_workflow(self, cr, rec, data_node=None):
         if self.isnoupdate(data_node) and self.mode != 'init':
             return
-        model = str(rec.getAttribute('model'))
-        w_ref = rec.getAttribute('ref')
+        model = str(rec.get('model',''))
+        w_ref = rec.get('ref','')
         if len(w_ref):
             id = self.id_get(cr, model, w_ref)
         else:
-            assert rec.childNodes, 'You must define a child node if you dont give a ref'
-            element_childs = [i for i in rec.childNodes if i.nodeType == i.ELEMENT_NODE]
-            assert len(element_childs) == 1, 'Only one child node is accepted (%d given)' % len(rec.childNodes)
+            assert rec.getchildren(), 'You must define a child node if you dont give a ref'
+            element_childs = [i for i in rec.getchildren()]
+            assert len(element_childs) == 1, 'Only one child node is accepted (%d given)' % len(rec.getchildren())
             id = _eval_xml(self, element_childs[0], self.pool, cr, self.uid, self.idref)
 
         uid = self.get_uid(cr, self.uid, data_node, rec)
         wf_service = netsvc.LocalService("workflow")
         wf_service.trg_validate(uid, model,
             id,
-            str(rec.getAttribute('action')), cr)
+            str(rec.get('action','')), cr)
         return False
 
     #
@@ -483,12 +472,12 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
     #   parent="parent_id"
     #
     def _tag_menuitem(self, cr, rec, data_node=None):
-        rec_id = rec.getAttribute("id").encode('ascii')
+        rec_id = rec.get("id",'').encode('ascii')
         self._test_xml_id(rec_id)
-        m_l = map(escape, escape_re.split(rec.getAttribute("name").encode('utf8')))
+        m_l = map(escape, escape_re.split(rec.get("name",'').encode('utf8')))
 
         values = {'parent_id': False}
-        if not rec.hasAttribute('parent'):
+        if not rec.get('parent'):
             pid = False
             for idx, menu_elem in enumerate(m_l):
                 if pid:
@@ -500,7 +489,7 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
                     values = {'parent_id': pid,'name':menu_elem}
                 elif res:
                     pid = res[0]
-                    xml_id = idx==len(m_l)-1 and rec.getAttribute('id').encode('utf8')
+                    xml_id = idx==len(m_l)-1 and rec.get('id','').encode('utf8')
                     try:
                         npid = self.pool.get('ir.model.data')._update_dummy(cr, self.uid, 'ir.ui.menu', self.module, xml_id, idx==len(m_l)-1)
                     except:
@@ -510,18 +499,18 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
                     self.logger.notifyChannel("init", netsvc.LOG_WARNING, 'Warning no ID for submenu %s of menu %s !' % (menu_elem, str(m_l)))
                     pid = self.pool.get('ir.ui.menu').create(cr, self.uid, {'parent_id' : pid, 'name' : menu_elem})
         else:
-            menu_parent_id = self.id_get(cr, 'ir.ui.menu', rec.getAttribute('parent'))
+            menu_parent_id = self.id_get(cr, 'ir.ui.menu', rec.get('parent',''))
             values = {'parent_id': menu_parent_id}
-            if rec.hasAttribute('name'):
-                values['name'] = rec.getAttribute('name')
+            if rec.get('name'):
+                values['name'] = rec.get('name','')
             try:
-                res = [ self.id_get(cr, 'ir.ui.menu', rec.getAttribute('id')) ]
+                res = [ self.id_get(cr, 'ir.ui.menu', rec.get('id','')) ]
             except:
                 res = None
 
-        if rec.hasAttribute('action'):
-            a_action = rec.getAttribute('action').encode('utf8')
-            a_type = rec.getAttribute('type').encode('utf8') or 'act_window'
+        if rec.get('action'):
+            a_action = rec.get('action','').encode('utf8')
+            a_type = rec.get('type','').encode('utf8') or 'act_window'
             icons = {
                 "act_window": 'STOCK_NEW',
                 "report.xml": 'STOCK_PASTE',
@@ -560,13 +549,13 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
                 resw = cr.fetchone()
                 if (not values.get('name', False)) and resw:
                     values['name'] = resw[0]
-        if rec.hasAttribute('sequence'):
-            values['sequence'] = int(rec.getAttribute('sequence'))
-        if rec.hasAttribute('icon'):
-            values['icon'] = str(rec.getAttribute('icon'))
+        if rec.get('sequence'):
+            values['sequence'] = int(rec.get('sequence',''))
+        if rec.get('icon'):
+            values['icon'] = str(rec.get('icon',''))
 
-        if rec.hasAttribute('groups'):
-            g_names = rec.getAttribute('groups').split(',')
+        if rec.get('groups'):
+            g_names = rec.get('groups','').split(',')
             groups_value = []
             groups_obj = self.pool.get('res.groups')
             for group in g_names:
@@ -578,16 +567,16 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
                     groups_value.append((4, group_id))
             values['groups_id'] = groups_value
 
-        xml_id = rec.getAttribute('id').encode('utf8')
+        xml_id = rec.get('id','').encode('utf8')
         self._test_xml_id(xml_id)
         pid = self.pool.get('ir.model.data')._update(cr, self.uid, 'ir.ui.menu', self.module, values, xml_id, noupdate=self.isnoupdate(data_node), mode=self.mode, res_id=res and res[0] or False)
 
         if rec_id and pid:
             self.idref[rec_id] = int(pid)
 
-        if rec.hasAttribute('action') and pid:
-            a_action = rec.getAttribute('action').encode('utf8')
-            a_type = rec.getAttribute('type').encode('utf8') or 'act_window'
+        if rec.get('action') and pid:
+            a_action = rec.get('action','').encode('utf8')
+            a_type = rec.get('type','').encode('utf8') or 'act_window'
             a_id = self.id_get(cr, 'ir.actions.%s' % a_type, a_action)
             action = "ir.actions.%s,%d" % (a_type, a_id)
             self.pool.get('ir.model.data').ir_set(cr, self.uid, 'action', 'tree_but_open', 'Menuitem', [('ir.ui.menu', int(pid))], action, True, True, xml_id=rec_id)
@@ -600,17 +589,17 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
         if self.isnoupdate(data_node) and self.mode != 'init':
             return
 
-        rec_model = rec.getAttribute("model").encode('ascii')
+        rec_model = rec.get("model",'').encode('ascii')
         model = self.pool.get(rec_model)
         assert model, "The model %s does not exist !" % (rec_model,)
-        rec_id = rec.getAttribute("id").encode('ascii')
+        rec_id = rec.get("id",'').encode('ascii')
         self._test_xml_id(rec_id)
-        rec_src = rec.getAttribute("search").encode('utf8')
-        rec_src_count = rec.getAttribute("count")
+        rec_src = rec.get("search",'').encode('utf8')
+        rec_src_count = rec.get("count",'')
 
-        severity = rec.getAttribute("severity").encode('ascii') or netsvc.LOG_ERROR
+        severity = rec.get("severity",'').encode('ascii') or netsvc.LOG_ERROR
 
-        rec_string = rec.getAttribute("string").encode('utf8') or 'unknown'
+        rec_string = rec.get("string",'').encode('utf8') or 'unknown'
 
         ids = None
         eval_dict = {'ref': _ref(self, cr)}
@@ -651,8 +640,8 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
             globals['floatEqual'] = self._assert_equals
             globals['ref'] = ref
             globals['_ref'] = ref
-            for test in [i for i in rec.childNodes if (i.nodeType == i.ELEMENT_NODE and i.nodeName=="test")]:
-                f_expr = test.getAttribute("expr").encode('utf-8')
+            for test in [i for i in rec.getchildren() if (i.tag=="test")]:
+                f_expr = test.get("expr",'').encode('utf-8')
                 expected_value = _eval_xml(self, test, self.pool, cr, uid, self.idref, context=context) or True
                 expression_value = eval(f_expr, globals)
                 if expression_value != expected_value: # assertion failed
@@ -661,7 +650,7 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
                           ' xmltag: %s\n'               \
                           ' expected value: %r\n'       \
                           ' obtained value: %r\n'       \
-                          % (rec_string, test.toxml(), expected_value, expression_value)
+                          % (rec_string, etree.tostring(test), expected_value, expression_value)
                     self.logger.notifyChannel('init', severity, msg)
                     sevval = getattr(logging, severity.upper())
                     if sevval >= config['assert_exit_level']:
@@ -672,12 +661,11 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
             self.assert_report.record_assertion(True, severity)
 
     def _tag_record(self, cr, rec, data_node=None):
-        rec_model = rec.getAttribute("model").encode('ascii')
+        rec_model = rec.get("model").encode('ascii')
         model = self.pool.get(rec_model)
         assert model, "The model %s does not exist !" % (rec_model,)
-        rec_id = rec.getAttribute("id").encode('ascii')
+        rec_id = rec.get("id",'').encode('ascii')
         self._test_xml_id(rec_id)
-
         if self.isnoupdate(data_node) and self.mode != 'init':
             # check if the xml record has an id string
             if rec_id:
@@ -699,21 +687,20 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
                         # we don't want to create it, so we skip it
                         return None
                     # else, we let the record to be created
-                
+
             else:
                 # otherwise it is skipped
                 return None
-
         res = {}
-        for field in [i for i in rec.childNodes if (i.nodeType == i.ELEMENT_NODE and i.nodeName=="field")]:
+        for field in [i for i in rec.getchildren() if (i.tag == "field")]:
 #TODO: most of this code is duplicated above (in _eval_xml)...
-            f_name = field.getAttribute("name").encode('utf-8')
-            f_ref = field.getAttribute("ref").encode('ascii')
-            f_search = field.getAttribute("search").encode('utf-8')
-            f_model = field.getAttribute("model").encode('ascii')
+            f_name = field.get("name",'').encode('utf-8')
+            f_ref = field.get("ref",'').encode('ascii')
+            f_search = field.get("search",'').encode('utf-8')
+            f_model = field.get("model",'').encode('ascii')
             if not f_model and model._columns.get(f_name,False):
                 f_model = model._columns[f_name]._obj
-            f_use = field.getAttribute("use").encode('ascii') or 'id'
+            f_use = field.get("use",'').encode('ascii') or 'id'
             f_val = False
 
             if len(f_search):
@@ -761,24 +748,22 @@ form: module.record_id""" % (xml_id,)
         return int(self.pool.get('ir.model.data').read(cr, self.uid, [result], ['res_id'])[0]['res_id'])
 
     def parse(self, xmlstr):
-        d = xml.dom.minidom.parseString(xmlstr)
-        de = d.documentElement
+        de = etree.XML(xmlstr)
 
-        if not de.nodeName in ['terp', 'openerp']:
+        if not de.tag in ['terp', 'openerp']:
             self.logger.notifyChannel("init", netsvc.LOG_ERROR, "Mismatch xml format" )
             raise Exception( "Mismatch xml format: only terp or openerp as root tag" )
 
-        if de.nodeName == 'terp':
+        if de.tag == 'terp':
             self.logger.notifyChannel("init", netsvc.LOG_WARNING, "The tag <terp/> is deprecated, use <openerp/>")
 
-        for n in [i for i in de.childNodes if (i.nodeType == i.ELEMENT_NODE and i.nodeName=="data")]:
-            for rec in n.childNodes:
-                if rec.nodeType == rec.ELEMENT_NODE:
-                    if rec.nodeName in self._tags:
+        for n in [i for i in de.getchildren() if (i.tag=="data")]:
+            for rec in n.getchildren():
+                    if rec.tag in self._tags:
                         try:
-                            self._tags[rec.nodeName](self.cr, rec, n)
+                            self._tags[rec.tag](self.cr, rec, n)
                         except:
-                            self.logger.notifyChannel("init", netsvc.LOG_ERROR, '\n'+rec.toxml())
+                            self.logger.notifyChannel("init", netsvc.LOG_ERROR, '\n'+etree.tostring(rec))
                             self.cr.rollback()
                             raise
         return True
@@ -891,11 +876,13 @@ def convert_xml_export(res):
     pool=pooler.get_pool(cr.dbname)
     cr=pooler.db.cursor()
     idref = {}
-    d = xml.dom.minidom.getDOMImplementation().createDocument(None, "terp", None)
-    de = d.documentElement
-    data=d.createElement("data")
-    de.appendChild(data)
-    de.appendChild(d.createTextNode('Some textual content.'))
+
+    page = etree.Element ( 'terp' )
+    doc = etree.ElementTree ( page )
+    data = etree.SubElement ( page, 'data' )
+    text_node = etree.SubElement ( page, 'text' )
+    text_node.text = 'Some textual content.'
+    
     cr.commit()
     cr.close()
 
diff --git a/bin/tools/translate.py b/bin/tools/translate.py
index 62f48aaa3c6..046e4b6136d 100644
--- a/bin/tools/translate.py
+++ b/bin/tools/translate.py
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 import os
 from os.path import join
 import fnmatch
-import csv, xml.dom, re
+import csv, re
+from lxml import etree
 import tools, pooler
-from osv.orm import BrowseRecordError
 import ir
 import netsvc
 from tools.misc import UpdateableStr
@@ -132,10 +132,18 @@ class GettextAlias(object):
 
         cr = frame.f_locals.get('cr')
         lang = (frame.f_locals.get('context') or {}).get('lang', False)
+        
+        if not (cr and lang):
+            args = frame.f_locals.get('args',False)
+            if args:
+                lang = args[-1].get('lang',False)
+                if frame.f_globals.get('pooler',False):
+                    cr = pooler.get_db(frame.f_globals['pooler'].pool_dic.keys()[0]).cursor()
+        
         if not (lang and cr):
             return source
 
-        cr.execute('select value from ir_translation where lang=%s and type=%s and src=%s', (lang, 'code', source))
+        cr.execute('select value from ir_translation where lang=%s and type in (%s,%s) and src=%s', (lang, 'code','sql_constraint', source))
         res_trans = cr.fetchone()
         return res_trans and res_trans[0] or source
 _ = GettextAlias()
@@ -335,9 +343,9 @@ def trans_export(lang, modules, buffer, format, dbname=None):
 
 def trans_parse_xsl(de):
     res = []
-    for n in [i for i in de.childNodes if (i.nodeType == i.ELEMENT_NODE)]:
-        if n.hasAttribute("t"):
-            for m in [j for j in n.childNodes if (j.nodeType == j.TEXT_NODE)]:
+    for n in [i for i in de.getchildren()]:
+        if n.get("t"):
+            for m in [j for j in n.getchildren()]:
                 l = m.data.strip().replace('\n',' ')
                 if len(l):
                     res.append(l.encode("utf8"))
@@ -346,8 +354,8 @@ def trans_parse_xsl(de):
 
 def trans_parse_rml(de):
     res = []
-    for n in [i for i in de.childNodes if (i.nodeType == i.ELEMENT_NODE)]:
-        for m in [j for j in n.childNodes if (j.nodeType == j.TEXT_NODE)]:
+    for n in [i for i in de.getchildren()]:
+        for m in [j for j in n.getchildren()]:
             string_list = [s.replace('\n', ' ').strip() for s in re.split('\[\[.+?\]\]', m.data)]
             for s in string_list:
                 if s:
@@ -357,15 +365,15 @@ def trans_parse_rml(de):
 
 def trans_parse_view(de):
     res = []
-    if de.hasAttribute("string"):
-        s = de.getAttribute('string')
+    if de.get("string"):
+        s = de.get('string')
         if s:
             res.append(s.encode("utf8"))
-    if de.hasAttribute("sum"):
-        s = de.getAttribute('sum')
+    if de.get("sum"):
+        s = de.get('sum')
         if s:
             res.append(s.encode("utf8"))
-    for n in [i for i in de.childNodes if (i.nodeType == i.ELEMENT_NODE)]:
+    for n in [i for i in de.getchildren()]:
         res.extend(trans_parse_view(n))
     return res
 
@@ -434,8 +442,8 @@ def trans_generate(lang, modules, dbname=None):
         obj = pool.get(model).browse(cr, uid, res_id)
 
         if model=='ir.ui.view':
-            d = xml.dom.minidom.parseString(encode(obj.arch))
-            for t in trans_parse_view(d.documentElement):
+            d = etree.XML(encode(obj.arch))
+            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)
@@ -522,10 +530,10 @@ def trans_generate(lang, modules, dbname=None):
                 report_type = "xsl"
             try:
                 xmlstr = tools.file_open(fname).read()
-                d = xml.dom.minidom.parseString(xmlstr)
-                for t in parse_func(d.documentElement):
+                d = etree.XML()(xmlstr)
+                for t in parse_func(d.getroot()):
                     push_translation(module, report_type, name, 0, t)
-            except IOError, xml.dom.expatbuilder.expat.ExpatError:
+            except IOError, etree.expatbuilder.expat.ExpatError:
                 if fname:
                     logger.notifyChannel("i18n", netsvc.LOG_ERROR, "couldn't export translation for report %s %s %s" % (name, report_type, fname))
 
diff --git a/bin/wizard/__init__.py b/bin/wizard/__init__.py
index 1621559c628..378f9ac4563 100644
--- a/bin/wizard/__init__.py
+++ b/bin/wizard/__init__.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import netsvc
 from tools import copy
 from tools.misc import UpdateableStr, UpdateableDict
 from tools.translate import translate
-from xml import dom
+from lxml import etree
 
 import ir
 import pooler
@@ -50,13 +50,12 @@ class interface(netsvc.Service):
         self.wiz_name = name
         
     def translate_view(self, cr, node, state, lang):
-        if node.nodeType == node.ELEMENT_NODE:
-            if node.hasAttribute('string') and node.getAttribute('string'):
-                trans = translate(cr, self.wiz_name+','+state, 'wizard_view', lang, node.getAttribute('string').encode('utf8'))
+            if node.get('string'):
+                trans = translate(cr, self.wiz_name+','+state, 'wizard_view', lang, node.get('string').encode('utf8'))
                 if trans:
-                    node.setAttribute('string', trans)
-        for n in node.childNodes:
-            self.translate_view(cr, n, state, lang)
+                    node.set('string', trans)
+            for n in node.getchildren():
+                self.translate_view(cr, n, state, lang)
 
     def execute_cr(self, cr, uid, data, state='init', context=None):
         if not context:
@@ -132,9 +131,9 @@ class interface(netsvc.Service):
 
                     # translate arch
                     if not isinstance(arch, UpdateableStr):
-                        doc = dom.minidom.parseString(arch.encode('utf8'))
+                        doc = etree.XML(arch)
                         self.translate_view(cr, doc, state, lang)
-                        arch = doc.toxml()
+                        arch = etree.tostring(doc)
 
                     # translate buttons
                     button_list = list(button_list)