diff --git a/addons/account/account_invoice_view.xml b/addons/account/account_invoice_view.xml
index bc964b787c7..78cdea764f3 100644
--- a/addons/account/account_invoice_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/account_invoice_view.xml
@@ -271,9 +271,9 @@
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
                 </sheet>
-                <footer>
+                <div class="oe_chatter">
                     <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                </footer>
+                </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
@@ -406,9 +406,9 @@
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
                 </sheet>
-                <footer>
+                <div class="oe_chatter">
                     <field name="message_ids" colspan="4" widget="mail_thread" nolabel="1"/>
-                </footer>
+                </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/account_voucher/account_voucher_view.xml b/addons/account_voucher/account_voucher_view.xml
index 2c294fa628c..74da5ac4836 100644
--- a/addons/account_voucher/account_voucher_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account_voucher/account_voucher_view.xml
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
                   </sheet>
-                    <footer>
-                        <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                    </footer>
+                  <div class="oe_chatter">
+                      <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
+                  </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/account_voucher/voucher_payment_receipt_view.xml b/addons/account_voucher/voucher_payment_receipt_view.xml
index c3291fb3bc3..b73538cddcc 100644
--- a/addons/account_voucher/voucher_payment_receipt_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account_voucher/voucher_payment_receipt_view.xml
@@ -257,9 +257,9 @@
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
                     </sheet>
-                    <footer>
+                    <div class="oe_chatter">
                         <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                    </footer>
+                    </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
@@ -430,9 +430,9 @@
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
                     </sheet>
-                    <footer>
+                    <<div class="oe_chatter">
                         <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                    </footer>
+                    </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/account_voucher/voucher_sales_purchase_view.xml b/addons/account_voucher/voucher_sales_purchase_view.xml
index adb078fac22..31f91b22ce6 100644
--- a/addons/account_voucher/voucher_sales_purchase_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account_voucher/voucher_sales_purchase_view.xml
@@ -130,13 +130,13 @@
                                     <field name="narration" placeholder="Internal Notes" nolabel="1" />
                                 </group>
                                 <group>
-                                    <group class="oe_subtotal_footer" string="Total">
+                                    <group class="oe_subtotal_<div class="oe_chatter">
                                         <field name="tax_id" 
                                             on_change="onchange_price(line_cr_ids, tax_id, partner_id)"
                                             widget="selection"
                                             domain="[('type_tax_use','in',('sale','all')), ('parent_id', '=', False)]"/>
                                         <field name="tax_amount" nolabel="1"/>
-                                        <field name="amount" class="oe_subtotal_footer_separator" />
+                                        <field name="amount" class="oe_subtotal_div" />
                                         <button type="object"
                                             icon="terp-stock_format-scientific" name="compute_tax" string="Compute Tax"
                                             attrs="{'invisible': [('state','!=','draft')]}"/>
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
                     </sheet>
-                    <footer>
+                    <div class="oe_chatter">
                         <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                    </footer>
+                    </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
@@ -320,9 +320,9 @@
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
                     </sheet>
-                    <footer>
+                    <div class="oe_chatter">
                         <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                    </footer>
+                    </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/analytic/analytic_view.xml b/addons/analytic/analytic_view.xml
index 0c06c90150c..6d6a38b4b44 100644
--- a/addons/analytic/analytic_view.xml
+++ b/addons/analytic/analytic_view.xml
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
                             </page>
                         </notebook>
                     </sheet>
-                    <footer>
+                    <div class="oe_chatter">
                         <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                    </footer>
+                    </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/base_calendar/crm_meeting_view.xml b/addons/base_calendar/crm_meeting_view.xml
index b6365ebc53c..a2f3c2408d7 100644
--- a/addons/base_calendar/crm_meeting_view.xml
+++ b/addons/base_calendar/crm_meeting_view.xml
@@ -245,9 +245,9 @@
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
                 </sheet>
-                <footer>
+                <div class="oe_chatter">
                     <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                </footer>
+                </div>
             </form>
         </field>
     </record>
diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml b/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
index 71ecda1c8a0..30b0af1dc85 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@
                     </page>
                     </notebook>
                 </sheet>
-                <footer>
+                <div class="oe_chatter">
                     <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                </footer>
+                </div>
             </form>
         </field>
         </record>
@@ -564,9 +564,9 @@
                     </page>
                     </notebook>
                 </sheet>
-                <footer>
+                <div class="oe_chatter">
                     <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                </footer>
+                </div>
             </form>
         </field>
     </record>
diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_phonecall_view.xml b/addons/crm/crm_phonecall_view.xml
index a874eeee239..1f15e29263b 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_phonecall_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_phonecall_view.xml
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@
 
                 <field name="description" placeholder="Description..." />
             </sheet>
-            <footer>
+            <div class="oe_chatter">
                 <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-            </footer>
+            </div>
             </form>
         </field>
     </record>
diff --git a/addons/crm_claim/crm_claim_view.xml b/addons/crm_claim/crm_claim_view.xml
index cf803fe6384..676bad59a45 100644
--- a/addons/crm_claim/crm_claim_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm_claim/crm_claim_view.xml
@@ -168,9 +168,9 @@
                         </notebook>
                     </group>
                 </sheet>
-                <footer>
+                <div class="oe_chatter">
                     <field name="message_ids" colspan="4" widget="mail_thread" nolabel="1"/>
-                </footer>
+                </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/crm_fundraising/crm_fundraising_view.xml b/addons/crm_fundraising/crm_fundraising_view.xml
index 26a95c99505..9e67a4001a7 100644
--- a/addons/crm_fundraising/crm_fundraising_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm_fundraising/crm_fundraising_view.xml
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
                 </sheet>
-                <footer>
+                <div class="oe_chatter">
                     <field name="message_ids" colspan="4" widget="mail_thread" nolabel="1"/>
-                </footer>
+                </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/crm_helpdesk/crm_helpdesk_view.xml b/addons/crm_helpdesk/crm_helpdesk_view.xml
index 79760a0a9fd..4c2d81f94e3 100644
--- a/addons/crm_helpdesk/crm_helpdesk_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm_helpdesk/crm_helpdesk_view.xml
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
                 </sheet>
-                <footer>
+                <div class="oe_chatter">
                     <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                </footer>
+                </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/event/event_view.xml b/addons/event/event_view.xml
index 142ba2bb2a4..1b1b5daa9a9 100644
--- a/addons/event/event_view.xml
+++ b/addons/event/event_view.xml
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@
                             </page>
                         </notebook>
                     </sheet>
-                    <footer>
+                    <div class="oe_chatter">
                         <field name="message_ids" colspan="4" widget="mail_thread" nolabel="1"/>
-                    </footer>
+                    </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
@@ -484,9 +484,9 @@
                             </group>
                         </group>
                     </sheet>
-                    <footer>
+                    <div class="oe_chatter">
                         <field name="message_ids" colspan="4" widget="mail_thread" nolabel="1"/>
-                    </footer>
+                    </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_view.xml b/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_view.xml
index b8868c3319f..de19ed74b09 100644
--- a/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_view.xml
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
                 </sheet>
-                <footer>
+                <div class="oe_chatter">
                     <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                </footer>
+                </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
index b1bb96c876c..161ca478f36 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/hr_holidays_view.xml
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
                 </sheet>
-                <footer>
+                <div class="oe_chatter">
                     <field name="message_ids" colspan="4" widget="mail_thread" nolabel="1"/>
-                </footer>
+                </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
                 </sheet>
-                <footer>
+                <div class="oe_chatter">
                     <field name="message_ids" colspan="4" widget="mail_thread" nolabel="1"/>
-                </footer>
+                </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
index 9118fb05ea1..5569874e269 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@
                 <separator string="Application Summary"/>
                 <field name="description" placeholder="Feedback of interviews..."/>
             </sheet>
-            <footer>
+            <div class="oe_chatter">
                 <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-            </footer>
+            </div>
           </form>
         </field>
     </record>
diff --git a/addons/idea/idea_view.xml b/addons/idea/idea_view.xml
index 8d7a726f015..ec7f0e6d328 100644
--- a/addons/idea/idea_view.xml
+++ b/addons/idea/idea_view.xml
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@
                     <label for="description"/><newline/>
                     <field name="description"/>
                 </sheet>
-                <footer>
+                <div class="oe_chatter">
                     <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                </footer>
+                </div>
             </form>
         </field>
     </record>
diff --git a/addons/mail/mail_group_view.xml b/addons/mail/mail_group_view.xml
index 6ad1792b3b4..97210b8c179 100644
--- a/addons/mail/mail_group_view.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/mail_group_view.xml
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@
                             </group>
                         </group>
                     </sheet>
-                    <footer class="openerp_mail_group_footer">
+                    <div class="oe_chatter oe_mail_group_footer">
                         <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"
                                 options='{"thread_level": 1}'/>
-                    </footer>
+                    </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/mail/res_partner_view.xml b/addons/mail/res_partner_view.xml
index 15f6618c8e5..2d425f18c7b 100644
--- a/addons/mail/res_partner_view.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/res_partner_view.xml
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
             <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.view_partner_form"/>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <xpath expr="//sheet" position="after">
-                    <footer>
+                    <div class="oe_chatter">
                     <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread" 
                             options='{"thread_level": 1}'/>
-                    </footer>
+                    </div>
                 </xpath>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/css/mail_group.css b/addons/mail/static/src/css/mail_group.css
index 048b7a06415..b03be086fc6 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/css/mail_group.css
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/css/mail_group.css
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 }
 
 /* Resize footer width */
-.openerp .oe_form footer.openerp_mail_group_footer {
+.openerp .oe_form div.oe_mail_group_footer {
   max-width: 80%;
 }
 
diff --git a/addons/mrp/mrp_view.xml b/addons/mrp/mrp_view.xml
index 6fe3d61a804..86b0fcee0d5 100644
--- a/addons/mrp/mrp_view.xml
+++ b/addons/mrp/mrp_view.xml
@@ -795,9 +795,9 @@
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
                 </sheet>
-                <footer>
+                <div class="oe_chatter">
                     <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                </footer>
+                </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/mrp_operations/mrp_operations_view.xml b/addons/mrp_operations/mrp_operations_view.xml
index 85cbaca0cbc..0a16626ecd9 100644
--- a/addons/mrp_operations/mrp_operations_view.xml
+++ b/addons/mrp_operations/mrp_operations_view.xml
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@
                 </page>
                 </notebook>
                 </sheet>
-                <footer>
+                <div class="oe_chatter">
                     <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                </footer>
+                </div>
             </form>
         </field>
     </record>
diff --git a/addons/procurement/procurement_view.xml b/addons/procurement/procurement_view.xml
index 3b0404d376b..4c45f90b904 100644
--- a/addons/procurement/procurement_view.xml
+++ b/addons/procurement/procurement_view.xml
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@
                     </page>
                     </notebook>
                     </sheet>
-                    <footer>
+                    <div class="oe_chatter">
                         <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                    </footer>
+                    </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/product/product_view.xml b/addons/product/product_view.xml
index cdf4d48c904..e4158a88ae0 100644
--- a/addons/product/product_view.xml
+++ b/addons/product/product_view.xml
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@
                             </page>
                         </notebook>
                     </sheet>
-                    <footer>
+                    <div class="oe_chatter">
                         <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                    </footer>
+                    </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/project/project_view.xml b/addons/project/project_view.xml
index d2edef8d7a8..9e4f3c44a27 100644
--- a/addons/project/project_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project/project_view.xml
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
                 </sheet>
-                <footer>
+                <div class="oe_chatter">
                     <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                </footer>
+                </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
@@ -486,9 +486,9 @@
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
                     </sheet>
-                    <footer>
+                    <div class="oe_chatter">
                         <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                    </footer>
+                    </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml b/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
index 13e60ccd7be..e730805fb46 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
@@ -169,9 +169,9 @@
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
                 </sheet>
-                <footer>
+                <div class="oe_chatter">
                     <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                </footer>
+                </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/purchase/purchase_view.xml b/addons/purchase/purchase_view.xml
index 0be6b8ddf8c..88d9595ac08 100644
--- a/addons/purchase/purchase_view.xml
+++ b/addons/purchase/purchase_view.xml
@@ -256,9 +256,9 @@
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
                 </sheet>
-                <footer>
+                <div class="oe_chatter">
                    <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                </footer>
+                </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/purchase_requisition/purchase_requisition_view.xml b/addons/purchase_requisition/purchase_requisition_view.xml
index d8c2d0124b6..c1fc14c29bf 100644
--- a/addons/purchase_requisition/purchase_requisition_view.xml
+++ b/addons/purchase_requisition/purchase_requisition_view.xml
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@
                     </page>
                 </notebook>
             </sheet>
-            <footer>
+            <div class="oe_chatter">
                   <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-            </footer> 
+            </div> 
             </form>
         </field>
     </record>
diff --git a/addons/sale/sale_view.xml b/addons/sale/sale_view.xml
index f586305573b..acfd1516c55 100644
--- a/addons/sale/sale_view.xml
+++ b/addons/sale/sale_view.xml
@@ -318,9 +318,9 @@
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
                 </sheet>
-                <footer>
+                <div class="oe_chatter">
                     <field name="message_ids" widget="mail_thread"/>
-                </footer>
+                </div>
                 </form>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/stock/stock_view.xml b/addons/stock/stock_view.xml
index 55be1fdc267..432b3ce365b 100644
--- a/addons/stock/stock_view.xml
+++ b/addons/stock/stock_view.xml
@@ -977,9 +977,9 @@
                         <field name="partner_id" on_change="onchange_partner_in(partner_id)"  colspan="4" string="Customer"/>
                     </xpath>
                     <xpath expr="/form/sheet" position="after">
-                        <footer>
+                        <div class="oe_chatter">
                             <field name="message_ids" colspan="4" widget="mail_thread" nolabel="1"/>
-                        </footer>
+                        </div>
                     </xpath>
                 </data>
             </field>
@@ -1090,9 +1090,9 @@
                         <field name="partner_id" on_change="onchange_partner_in(partner_id)"  colspan="4" string="Supplier"/>
                     </xpath>
                     <xpath expr="/form/sheet" position="after">
-                        <footer>
+                        <div class="oe_chatter">
                             <field name="message_ids" colspan="4" widget="mail_thread" nolabel="1"/>
-                        </footer>
+                        </div>
                     </xpath>
                 </data>
             </field>