--- a/web/action.py	Tue Sep 15 14:48:13 2009 +0200
+++ b/web/action.py	Tue Sep 15 14:49:30 2009 +0200
@@ -37,9 +37,13 @@
     # actions in category 'moreactions' can specify a sub-menu in which they should be filed
     submenu = None
 
+    def actual_actions(self):
+        yield self
+
     def fill_menu(self, box, menu):
         """add action(s) to the given submenu of the given box"""
-        menu.append(box.box_action(self))
+        for action in self.actual_actions():
+            menu.append(box.box_action(action))
 
     def url(self):
         """return the url associated with this action"""
@@ -51,6 +55,9 @@
         if self.category:
             return 'box' + self.category.capitalize()
 
+    def build_action(self, title, path, **kwargs):
+        return UnregisteredAction(self.req, self.rset, title, path, **kwargs)
+
 
 class UnregisteredAction(Action):
     """non registered action used to build boxes. Unless you set them

--- a/web/views/actions.py	Tue Sep 15 14:48:13 2009 +0200
+++ b/web/views/actions.py	Tue Sep 15 14:49:30 2009 +0200
@@ -238,10 +238,10 @@
         # when there is only one item in the sub-menu, replace the sub-menu by
         # item's title prefixed by 'add'
         menu.label_prefix = self.req._('add')
+        super(AddRelatedActions, self).fill_menu(box, menu)
+
+    def actual_actions(self):
         entity = self.rset.get_entity(self.row or 0, self.col or 0)
-        user = self.req.user
-        actions = []
-        _ = self.req._
         eschema = entity.e_schema
         for rschema, teschema, x in self.add_related_schemas(entity):
             if x == 'subject':
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
             else:
                 label = 'add %s %s %s %s' % (teschema, rschema, eschema, x)
                 url = self.linkto_url(entity, rschema, teschema, 'subject')
-            menu.append(box.mk_action(_(label), url))
+            yield self.build_action(self.req._(label), url)
 
     def add_related_schemas(self, entity):
         """this is actually used ui method to generate 'addrelated' actions from

--- a/web/views/tableview.py	Tue Sep 15 14:48:13 2009 +0200
+++ b/web/views/tableview.py	Tue Sep 15 14:49:30 2009 +0200
@@ -144,8 +144,11 @@
             actions += self.show_hide_actions(divid, True)
         self.w(u'<div id="%s"' % divid)
         if displayactions:
-            for action in self.vreg['actions'].possible_actions(req, self.rset).get('mainactions', ()):
-                actions.append( (action.url(), req._(action.title), action.html_class(), None) )
+            actionsbycat = self.vreg['actions'].possible_actions(req, self.rset)
+            for action in actionsbycat.get('mainactions', ()):
+                for action in action.actual_actions():
+                    actions.append( (action.url(), req._(action.title),
+                                     action.html_class(), None) )
             self.w(u' cubicweb:displayactions="1">') # close <div tag
         else:
             self.w(u'>') # close <div tag

--- a/web/views/workflow.py	Tue Sep 15 14:48:13 2009 +0200
+++ b/web/views/workflow.py	Tue Sep 15 14:49:30 2009 +0200
@@ -123,20 +123,25 @@
     order = 10
 
     def fill_menu(self, box, menu):
-        req = self.req
         entity = self.rset.get_entity(self.row or 0, self.col or 0)
-        menu.label = u'%s: %s' % (req._('state'), entity.printable_state)
+        menu.label = u'%s: %s' % (self.req._('state'), entity.printable_state)
         menu.append_anyway = True
+        super(WorkflowActions, self).fill_menu(box, menu)
+
+    def actual_actions(self):
+        entity = self.rset.get_entity(self.row or 0, self.col or 0)
+        hastr = False
         for tr in entity.possible_transitions():
             url = entity.absolute_url(vid='statuschange', treid=tr.eid)
-            menu.append(box.mk_action(req._(tr.name), url))
+            yield self.build_action(self.req._(tr.name), url)
+            hastr = True
         # don't propose to see wf if user can't pass any transition
-        if menu.items:
+        if hastr:
             wfurl = entity.current_workflow.absolute_url()
-            menu.append(box.mk_action(req._('view workflow'), wfurl))
+            yield self.build_action(self.req._('view workflow'), wfurl)
         if entity.workflow_history:
             wfurl = entity.absolute_url(vid='wfhistory')
-            menu.append(box.mk_action(req._('view history'), wfurl))
+            yield self.build_action(self.req._('view history'), wfurl)
 
 
 # workflow entity types views ##################################################