diff --git a/gen/__init__.py b/gen/__init__.py
index 97dc997..a37c3db 100644
--- a/gen/__init__.py
+++ b/gen/__init__.py
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ def initMasterValue(v):
 # (pages, groups,...) ----------------------------------------------------------
 class Page:
     '''Used for describing a page, its related phase, show condition, etc.'''
-    subElements = ('save', 'cancel', 'previous', 'next')
+    subElements = ('save', 'cancel', 'previous', 'next', 'edit')
     def __init__(self, name, phase='main', show=True, showSave=True,
-                 showCancel=True, showPrevious=True, showNext=True):
+                 showCancel=True, showPrevious=True, showNext=True,
+                 showEdit=True):
         self.name = name
         self.phase = phase
         self.show = show
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ class Page:
         # When editing the page, and when a next page exists, must I show the
         # "next" button?
         self.showNext = showNext
+        # When viewing the page, must I show the "edit" button?
+        self.showEdit = showEdit
 
     @staticmethod
     def get(pageData):
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ class Page:
            or 'view' (page is available only in "view" mode).
 
            If p_elem is not "page", this method returns the fact that a
-           sub-element is viewable or not (button "save", "cancel", etc).'''
+           sub-element is viewable or not (buttons "save", "cancel", etc).'''
         # Define what attribute to test for "showability".
         showAttr = 'show'
         if elem != 'page':
diff --git a/gen/mixins/ToolMixin.py b/gen/mixins/ToolMixin.py
index 8cca03c..57fc42f 100644
--- a/gen/mixins/ToolMixin.py
+++ b/gen/mixins/ToolMixin.py
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ class ToolMixin(BaseMixin):
         tool = self.appy()
         return tool.pxQuery({'self': tool})
 
+    def search(self):
+        '''Returns the content of px ToolWrapper.pxSearch.'''
+        tool = self.appy()
+        return tool.pxSearch({'self': tool})
+
     def getHomePage(self):
         '''Return the home page when a user hits the app.'''
         # If the app defines a method "getHomePage", call it.
@@ -64,6 +69,24 @@ class ToolMixin(BaseMixin):
                 url = self.goto(self.getApp().ui.home.absolute_url())
         return url
 
+    def getHomeObject(self):
+        '''The concept of "home object" is the object where the user must "be",
+           even if he is "nowhere". For example, if the user is on a search
+           screen, there is no contextual object. In this case, if we have a
+           home object for him, we will use it as contextual object, and its
+           portlet menu will nevertheless appear: the user will not have the
+           feeling of being lost.'''
+        # If the app defines a method "getHomeObject", call it.
+        appyTool = self.appy()
+        try:
+            obj = appyTool.getHomeObject()
+            if obj: return obj.o
+        except AttributeError:
+            # For managers, the home object is the config. For others, there is
+            # no default home object.
+            user = self.getUser()
+            if user.has_role('Manager'): return self
+
     def getCatalog(self):
         '''Returns the catalog object.'''
         return self.getParentNode().catalog
@@ -455,13 +478,9 @@ class ToolMixin(BaseMixin):
 
     def getLayoutType(self):
         '''Guess the current layout type, according to actual URL.'''
-        actualUrl = self.REQUEST['ACTUAL_URL']
-        res = ''
-        if actualUrl.endswith('/view'):
-            res = 'view'
-        elif actualUrl.endswith('/edit') or actualUrl.endswith('/do'):
-            res = 'edit'
-        return res
+        url = self.REQUEST['ACTUAL_URL']
+        if url.endswith('/view'): return 'view'
+        if url.endswith('/edit') or url.endswith('/do'): return 'edit'
 
     def getPublishedObject(self, layoutType):
         '''Gets the currently published object, if its meta_class is among
diff --git a/gen/ui/page.pt b/gen/ui/page.pt
index 7ee2a2d..ff547d1 100644
--- a/gen/ui/page.pt
+++ b/gen/ui/page.pt
@@ -300,13 +300,13 @@
                    editable python: pageInfo['showOnEdit'] and contextObj.mayEdit()">
 
     <tal:comment replace="nothing">Edit</tal:comment>
-    <input type="button" class="button" tal:condition="python: editable and not locked"
+    <input type="button" class="button" tal:condition="python: editable and not locked and pageInfo['showEdit']"
            tal:attributes="style string: background-image: url($appUrl/ui/buttonEdit.png);
                            value python: _('object_edit');
                            onclick python: 'window.location=\'%s\'' % contextObj.getUrl(mode='edit', page=page)">
 
     <tal:comment replace="nothing">Locked</tal:comment>
-    <a tal:condition="python: editable and locked">
+    <a tal:condition="python: editable and locked and pageInfo['showEdit']">
      <img style="cursor: help"
           tal:define="lockDate python: tool.formatDate(locked[1]);
                       lockMsg python: _('page_locked', mapping={'user':tool.getUserName(locked[0]), 'date': lockDate})"
diff --git a/gen/ui/portlet.pt b/gen/ui/portlet.pt
index a132de0..68106b5 100644
--- a/gen/ui/portlet.pt
+++ b/gen/ui/portlet.pt
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 </tal:comment>
 <table metal:define-macro="phases" class="portletContent"
        tal:define="singlePhase python: phases and (len(phases) == 1);
-                   page python: req.get('page', 'main');
+                   page python: req.get('page', '');
                    mayEdit contextObj/mayEdit">
   <tal:phase repeat="phase phases">
     <tal:comment replace="nothing">The box containing phase-related information</tal:comment>
diff --git a/gen/ui/template.pt b/gen/ui/template.pt
index 4ba932a..23cb86e 100644
--- a/gen/ui/template.pt
+++ b/gen/ui/template.pt
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
                   resp req/RESPONSE;
                   lang tool/getUserLanguage;
                   layoutType tool/getLayoutType;
-                  contextObj python: tool.getPublishedObject(layoutType);
+                  contextObj python: tool.getPublishedObject(layoutType) or tool.getHomeObject();
+                  showPortlet python: tool.showPortlet(context, layoutType);
                   dir python: tool.getLanguageDirection(lang);
                   discreetLogin python: tool.getAttr('discreetLogin', source='config');
                   dleft python: (dir == 'ltr') and 'left' or 'right';
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tal:comment replace="nothing">The navigation strip</tal:comment>
- <tr tal:condition="python: contextObj and (layoutType == 'view')">
+ <tr tal:condition="python: contextObj and showPortlet and (layoutType != 'edit')">
   <td><metal:navigate use-macro="app/ui/navigate/macros/navigationStrip"/></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@
     <table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
      <tr valign="top">
       <tal:comment replace="nothing">Portlet</tal:comment>
-      <td tal:condition="python: tool.showPortlet(context, layoutType)" class="portlet">
+      <td tal:condition="showPortlet" class="portlet">
         <metal:portlet use-macro="app/ui/portlet/macros/portlet"/>
       </td>
       <tal:comment replace="nothing">Page content</tal:comment>
diff --git a/gen/wrappers/ToolWrapper.py b/gen/wrappers/ToolWrapper.py
index 8d7e184..dafd9fa 100644
--- a/gen/wrappers/ToolWrapper.py
+++ b/gen/wrappers/ToolWrapper.py
@@ -212,6 +212,162 @@ class ToolWrapper(AbstractWrapper):
       <x>:self.pxPagePrologue</x><x>:self.pxQueryResult</x>
      </x>''', template=AbstractWrapper.pxTemplate, hook='content')
 
+    pxSearch = Px('''
+     <x var="className=req['className'];
+             refInfo=req.get('ref', None);
+             searchInfo=ztool.getSearchInfo(className, refInfo);
+             cssJs={};
+             x=ztool.getCssJs(searchInfo['fields'], 'edit', cssJs)">
+
+      <!-- Include type-specific CSS and JS. -->
+      <link for="cssFile in cssJs['css']" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
+            href=":'%s/ui/%s' % (appUrl, cssFile)"/>
+      <script for="jsFile in cssJs['js']" type="text/javascript"
+              src=":'%s/ui/%s' % (appUrl, jsFile)"></script>
+
+      <!-- Search title -->
+      <h1><x>:_('%s_plural'%className)</x> &ndash;
+          <x>:_('search_title')</x></h1>
+      <br/>
+      <!-- Form for searching objects of request/className. -->
+      <form name="search" action=":ztool.absolute_url()+'/do'" method="post">
+       <input type="hidden" name="action" value="SearchObjects"/>
+       <input type="hidden" name="className" value=":className"/>
+       <input if="refInfo" type="hidden" name="ref" value=":refInfo"/>
+
+       <table width="100%">
+        <tr for="searchRow in ztool.getGroupedSearchFields(searchInfo)"
+            valign="top">
+         <x for="widget in searchRow">
+          <td var="scolspan=widget and widget['scolspan'] or 1"
+              colspan=":scolspan"
+              width=":'%d%%' % ((100/searchInfo['nbOfColumns'])*scolspan)">
+           <x if="widget">
+            <x var="name=widget['name'];
+                    widgetName='w_%s' % name;
+                    macroPage=widget['type'].lower()">
+              <!--metal:call use-macro="python: getattr(appFolder.ui.widgets, macroPage).macros['search']"/-->
+            </x>
+           </x><br class="discreet"/>
+          </td>
+         </x>
+        </tr>
+       </table>
+
+       <!-- Submit button -->
+       <p align=":dright"><br/>
+        <input type="submit" class="button" value=":_('search_button')"
+               style=":'background-image: url(%s/ui/buttonSearch.png)'%appUrl"/>
+       </p>
+      </form>
+     </x>
+    ''', template=AbstractWrapper.pxTemplate, hook='content')
+
+    pxImport = Px('''
+     <x var="className=req['className'];
+             importElems=ztool.getImportElements(className);
+             allAreImported=True">
+      <x>:self.pxPagePrologue</x>
+      <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[
+      var importedElemsShown = false;
+      function toggleViewableElements() {
+        var rows = document.getElementsByName('importedElem');
+        var newDisplay = 'table-row';
+        if (isIe) newDisplay = 'block';
+        if (importedElemsShown) newDisplay = 'none';
+        for (var i=0; i<rows.length; i++) {
+          rows[i].style.display = newDisplay;
+        }
+        importedElemsShown = !importedElemsShown;
+      }
+      var checkBoxesChecked = true;
+      function toggleCheckboxes() {
+        var checkBoxes = document.getElementsByName('cbElem');
+        var newCheckValue = true;
+        if (checkBoxesChecked) newCheckValue = false;
+        for (var i=0; i<checkBoxes.length; i++) {
+           checkBoxes[i].checked = newCheckValue;
+        }
+        checkBoxesChecked = newCheckValue;
+      }
+      function importSingleElement(importPath) {
+        var f = document.forms['importElements'];
+        f.importPath.value = importPath;
+        f.submit();
+      }
+      function importManyElements() {
+        var f = document.forms['importElements'];
+        var importPaths = '';
+        // Get the values of the checkboxes
+        var checkBoxes = document.getElementsByName('cbElem');
+        for (var i=0; i<checkBoxes.length; i++) {
+          if (checkBoxes[i].checked) {
+            importPaths += checkBoxes[i].value + '|';
+          }
+        }
+        if (! importPaths) alert(no_elem_selected);
+        else {
+          f.importPath.value = importPaths;
+          f.submit();
+        }
+      }]]>
+      </script>
+
+      <!-- Form for importing several elements at once. -->
+      <form name="importElements"
+            action=":ztool.absolute_url()+'/do'" method="post">
+       <input type="hidden" name="action" value="ImportObjects"/>
+       <input type="hidden" name="className" value=":className"/>
+       <input type="hidden" name="importPath" value=""/>
+      </form>
+
+      <h1>:_('import_title')"></h1><br/>
+      <table class="list" width="100%">
+       <tr>
+        <th for="columnHeader in importElems[0]">
+         <img if="loop.columnHeader.nb == 0" src=":'%s/ui/eye.png' % appUrl"
+              title="_('import_show_hide')" style="cursor:pointer"
+              onClick="toggleViewableElements()" align=":dleft" />
+         <x>:columnHeader</x>
+        </th>
+        <th></th>
+        <th width="20px"><img src=":'%s/ui/select_elems.png' % $appUrl"
+            title=":_('select_delesect')" onClick="toggleCheckboxes()"
+            style="cursor:pointer"/></th>
+       </tr>
+       <x for="row in importElems[1]">
+        <tr var="alreadyImported=ztool.isAlreadyImported(className, row[0]);
+                 allAreImported=allAreImported and alreadyImported;
+                 odd=loop.row.odd"
+            id=":alreadyImported and 'importedElem' or 'notImportedElem'"
+            name=":alreadyImported and 'importedElem' or 'notImportedElem'"
+            style=":alreadyImported and 'display:none' or 'display:table-row'"
+            class=":odd and 'even' or 'odd'">
+         <td for="elem in row[1:]">:elem</td>
+         <td>
+          <input type="button" if="not alreadyImported"
+                 onClick=":'importSingleElement(&quot;%s&quot;)' % row[0]"
+                 value=":_('query_import')"/>
+          <x if="alreadyImported">:_('import_already')</x>
+         </td>
+         <td align="center">
+          <input if="not alreadyImported" type="checkbox" checked="checked"
+                 id="cbElem" name="cbElem" value="row[0]" />
+         </td>
+        </tr>
+       </x>
+       <tr if="not importElems[1] or allAreImported">
+        <td colspan="15">:_('query_no_result')</td></tr>
+      </table>
+
+      <!-- Button for importing several elements at once. -->
+      <p align=":dright"><br/>
+       <input if="importElems[1] and not allAreImported"
+              type="button" onClick="importManyElements()"
+              value=":_('import_many')"/>
+      </p>
+     </x>''', template=AbstractWrapper.pxTemplate, hook='content')
+
     def validPythonWithUno(self, value):
         '''This method represents the validator for field unoEnabledPython.'''
         if value:
diff --git a/gen/wrappers/__init__.py b/gen/wrappers/__init__.py
index d280556..b051755 100644
--- a/gen/wrappers/__init__.py
+++ b/gen/wrappers/__init__.py
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class AbstractWrapper(object):
       <x if="contextObj and phases and contextObj.mayNavigate()">
        <table class="portletContent"
               var="singlePhase=phases and (len(phases) == 1);
-                   page=req.get('page', 'main');
+                   page=req.get('page', '');
                    mayEdit=contextObj.mayEdit()">
         <x for="phase in phases">:phase['px']</x>
        </table>
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ class AbstractWrapper(object):
       </x>
      </x>''')
 
+    # The message that is shown when a user triggers an action.
     pxMessage = Px('''
      <x var="messages=ztool.consumeMessages()" if="messages">
       <div class="message">
@@ -346,6 +347,7 @@ class AbstractWrapper(object):
       </div>
      </x>''')
 
+    # The page footer.
     pxFooter = Px('''
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="footer">
       <tr>
@@ -353,6 +355,15 @@ class AbstractWrapper(object):
         <a href="http://appyframework.org" target="_blank">Appy</a></td></tr>
      </table>''')
 
+    # Hook for defining a PX that proposes additional links, after the links
+    # corresponding to top-level pages.
+    pxLinks = ''
+
+    # Hook for defining a PX that proposes additional icons after standard
+    # icons in the user strip.
+    pxIcons = ''
+
+    # The template PX for all pages.
     pxTemplate = Px('''
      <html var="tool=self.tool; ztool=tool.o;   user=tool.user;
                 isAnon=ztool.userIsAnon();      app=ztool.getApp();
@@ -361,7 +372,9 @@ class AbstractWrapper(object):
                 req=ztool.REQUEST;              resp=req.RESPONSE;
                 lang=ztool.getUserLanguage();
                 layoutType=ztool.getLayoutType();
-                contextObj=ztool.getPublishedObject(layoutType);
+                contextObj=ztool.getPublishedObject(layoutType) or \
+                           ztool.getHomeObject();
+                showPortlet=ztool.showPortlet(contextObj, layoutType);
                 dir=ztool.getLanguageDirection(lang);
                 discreetLogin=ztool.getAttr('discreetLogin', source='config');
                 dleft=(dir == 'ltr') and 'left' or 'right';
@@ -439,8 +452,9 @@ class AbstractWrapper(object):
           <a class="pageLink" href=":appUrl" title=": _('app_home')">
            <img src=":'%s/ui/home.gif' % appUrl" style="margin-right: 3px"/>
           </a>
-          <!-- Additional links (or icons) from icons.pt -->
-          <!--metal:call use-macro="app/ui/icons/macros/links"/-->
+
+          <!-- Additional links -->
+          <x>:self.pxLinks</x>
 
           <!-- Top-level pages -->
           <a for="page in tool.pages" class="pageLink"
@@ -513,8 +527,8 @@ class AbstractWrapper(object):
                <a if="user.has_role('Manager')" href=":tool.url"
                   title=":_('%sTool' % appName)">
                 <img src=":'%s/ui/appyConfig.gif' % appUrl"/></a>
-               <!-- Additional icons from icons.pt -->
-               <!--metal:call use-macro="app/ui/icons/macros/icons"/-->
+               <!-- Additional icons -->
+               <x>:self.pxIcons</x>
                <!-- Log out -->
                <a href=":tool.url + '/performLogout'" title=":_('app_logout')">
                 <img src=":'%s/ui/logout.gif' % appUrl"/></a>
@@ -534,7 +548,7 @@ class AbstractWrapper(object):
        </tr>
 
        <!-- The navigation strip -->
-       <tr if="contextObj and (layoutType == 'view')">
+       <tr if="contextObj and showPortlet and (layoutType != 'edit')">
         <td>:self.pxNavigationStrip</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
@@ -542,8 +556,7 @@ class AbstractWrapper(object):
          <table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
           <tr valign="top">
            <!-- The portlet -->
-           <td if="ztool.showPortlet(contextObj, layoutType)"
-               class="portlet">:self.pxPortlet</td>
+           <td if="showPortlet" class="portlet">:self.pxPortlet</td>
            <!-- Page content -->
            <td class="content">:content</td>
           </tr>