2 files changed, 23 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_renderer.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_renderer.js
index 543ce01191e..21fabbc2274 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/basic/basic_renderer.js
@@ -357,6 +357,17 @@ var BasicRenderer = AbstractRenderer.extend({
         return this.state.count !== 0;
     },
     /**
+     * This function is called each time a field widget is created, when it is
+     * ready (after its willStart and Start methods are complete).  This is the
+     * place where work having to do with $el should be done.
+     *
+     * @private
+     * @param {Widget} widget the field widget instance
+     * @param {Object} node the attrs coming from the arch
+     */
+    _postProcessField: function (widget, node) {
+    },
+    /**
      * Registers or updates the modifiers data associated to the given node.
      * This method is quiet complex as it handles all the needs of the basic
      * renderers:
@@ -524,6 +535,7 @@ var BasicRenderer = AbstractRenderer.extend({
                     ));
                 },
             }, modifiersOptions || {}));
+            self._postProcessField(widget, node);
         });
 
         return widget;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_renderer.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_renderer.js
index 32bcc5ed914..c356b6c761a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/form/form_renderer.js
@@ -227,6 +227,17 @@ var FormRenderer = BasicRenderer.extend({
         return idForLabel;
     },
     /**
+     * @override
+     * @private
+     */
+    _postProcessField: function (widget, node) {
+        this._setIDForLabel(widget, this._getIDForLabel(node.attrs.name));
+        this._handleAttributes(widget.$el, node);
+        if (JSON.parse(node.attrs.default_focus || "0")) {
+            this.defaultFocusField = widget;
+        }
+    },
+    /**
      * @private
      * @param {Object} node
      * @returns {jQueryElement}
@@ -288,23 +299,6 @@ var FormRenderer = BasicRenderer.extend({
         return $result;
     },
     /**
-     * @override
-     * @private
-     * @param {string} node
-     * @param {Object} record
-     * @param {Object} [options]
-     * @returns {AbstractField}
-     */
-    _renderFieldWidget: function (node, record, options, modifiersOptions) {
-        var widget = this._super.apply(this, arguments);
-        this._setIDForLabel(widget, this._getIDForLabel(node.attrs.name));
-        this._handleAttributes(widget.$el, node);
-        if (JSON.parse(node.attrs.default_focus || "0")) {
-            this.defaultFocusField = widget;
-        }
-        return widget;
-    },
-    /**
      * @private
      * @param {Object} node
      * @returns {jQueryElement}