diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/group_html.h b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/group_html.h
index 55e3a5182..ce06c11cb 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/group_html.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/group_html.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		void refresh();
 
 		// submit form
-		void submitForm (uint formId, const char *submitButtonType, const char *submitButtonName, const char *submitButtonValue, sint32 x, sint32 y);
+		void submitForm(uint button, sint32 x, sint32 y);
 
 		// Browse error
 		void browseError (const char *msg);
@@ -600,6 +600,9 @@ namespace NLGUI
 				sint					 InitialSelection; // initial selection for the combo box
 			};
 
+			// <form> element "id" attribute
+			std::string id;
+
 			// The action the form has to perform
 			std::string Action;
 
@@ -607,6 +610,23 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			std::vector<CEntry>	Entries;
 		};
 		std::vector<CForm>	_Forms;
+
+		// submit buttons added to from
+		struct SFormSubmitButton
+		{
+			SFormSubmitButton(const std::string &form, const std::string &name, const std::string &value, const std::string &type)
+				: form(form), name(name), value(value), type(type)
+			{ }
+
+			std::string form; // form 'id'
+			std::string name; // submit button name
+			std::string value; // submit button value
+			std::string type; // button type, ie 'image'
+		};
+
+		// submit buttons added to form
+		std::vector<SFormSubmitButton> _FormSubmit;
+
 		std::vector<CInterfaceGroup *>	_Groups;
 
 		// Cells parameters
@@ -823,7 +843,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			const std::string &tooltip,
 			const std::string &src,
 			const std::string &over,
-			uint32 formId,
+			const std::string &formId,
 			const std::string &formAction = "",
 			uint32 minWidth = 0,
 			const std::string &templateName = "");
@@ -831,7 +851,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		void insertFormTextButton(const std::string &name,
 			const std::string &tooltip,
 			const std::string &value,
-			uint32 formId,
+			const std::string &formId,
 			const std::string &formAction = "",
 			uint32 minWidth = 0,
 			const std::string &templateName = "");
diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/group_html.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/group_html.cpp
index d45dc799f..e65550c26 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/group_html.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/group_html.cpp
@@ -3118,6 +3118,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		_Cells.clear();
 		_TR.clear();
 		_Forms.clear();
+		_FormSubmit.clear();
 		_Groups.clear();
 		_Divs.clear();
 		_Anchors.clear();
@@ -3328,19 +3329,29 @@ namespace NLGUI
 
 	// ***************************************************************************
 
-	void CGroupHTML::submitForm (uint formId, const char *submitButtonType, const char *submitButtonName, const char *submitButtonValue, sint32 x, sint32 y)
+	void CGroupHTML::submitForm(uint button, sint32 x, sint32 y)
 	{
-		// Form id valid ?
-		if (formId < _Forms.size())
+		if (button >= _FormSubmit.size())
+			return;
+
+		for(uint formId = 0; formId < _Forms.size(); formId++)
 		{
-			_PostNextTime = true;
-			_PostFormId = formId;
-			_PostFormSubmitType = submitButtonType;
-			_PostFormSubmitButton = submitButtonName;
-			_PostFormSubmitValue = submitButtonValue;
-			_PostFormSubmitX = x;
-			_PostFormSubmitY = y;
+			// case sensitive search (user id is lowecase, auto id is uppercase)
+			if (_Forms[formId].id == _FormSubmit[button].form)
+			{
+				_PostNextTime = true;
+				_PostFormId = formId;
+				_PostFormSubmitType = _FormSubmit[button].type;
+				_PostFormSubmitButton = _FormSubmit[button].name;
+				_PostFormSubmitValue = _FormSubmit[button].value;
+				_PostFormSubmitX = x;
+				_PostFormSubmitY = y;
+
+				return;
+			}
 		}
+
+		nlwarning("Unable to find form '%s' to submit (button '%s')", _FormSubmit[button].form.c_str(), _FormSubmit[button].name.c_str());
 	}
 
 	// ***************************************************************************
@@ -5063,31 +5074,22 @@ namespace NLGUI
 	}
 
 	// ***************************************************************************
-	void CGroupHTML::insertFormImageButton(const std::string &name, const std::string &tooltip, const std::string &src, const std::string &over, uint32 formId, const std::string &action, uint32 minWidth, const std::string &templateName)
+	void CGroupHTML::insertFormImageButton(const std::string &name, const std::string &tooltip, const std::string &src, const std::string &over, const std::string &formId, const std::string &action, uint32 minWidth, const std::string &templateName)
 	{
-		// Action handler parameters : "name=group_html_id|form=id_of_the_form|submit_button=button_name"
-		std::string param = "name=" + getId() + "|form=" + toString(formId) + "|submit_button=" + name + "|submit_button_type=image";
+		_FormSubmit.push_back(SFormSubmitButton(formId, name, "", "image"));
+		// Action handler parameters
+		std::string param = "name=" + getId() + "|button=" + toString(_FormSubmit.size()-1);
 
 		// Add the ctrl button
 		addButton (CCtrlButton::PushButton, name, src, src, over, "html_submit_form", param.c_str(), tooltip.c_str(), _Style.Current);
 	}
 
 	// ***************************************************************************
-	void CGroupHTML::insertFormTextButton(const std::string &name, const std::string &tooltip, const std::string &value, uint32 formId, const std::string &formAction, uint32 minWidth, const std::string &templateName)
+	void CGroupHTML::insertFormTextButton(const std::string &name, const std::string &tooltip, const std::string &value, const std::string &formId, const std::string &formAction, uint32 minWidth, const std::string &templateName)
 	{
-		// The submit button
-		string buttonTemplate(!templateName.empty() ? templateName : DefaultButtonGroup);
-
-		// Action handler parameters : "name=group_html_id|form=id_of_the_form|submit_button=button_name"
-		string param = "name=" + getId() + "|form=" + toString(formId) + "|submit_button=" + name + "|submit_button_type=submit";
-		if (!value.empty())
-		{
-			// escape AH param separator
-			string tmp = value;
-			while(NLMISC::strFindReplace(tmp, "|", "&#124;"))
-				;
-			param = param + "|submit_button_value=" + tmp;
-		}
+		_FormSubmit.push_back(SFormSubmitButton(formId, name, value, "submit"));
+		// Action handler parameters
+		string param = "name=" + getId() + "|button=" + toString(_FormSubmit.size()-1);
 
 		// Add the ctrl button
 		if (!_Paragraph)
@@ -5096,12 +5098,12 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			paragraphChange ();
 		}
 
+		string buttonTemplate(!templateName.empty() ? templateName : DefaultButtonGroup);
 		typedef pair<string, string> TTmplParam;
 		vector<TTmplParam> tmplParams;
 		tmplParams.push_back(TTmplParam("id", name));
 		tmplParams.push_back(TTmplParam("onclick", "html_submit_form"));
 		tmplParams.push_back(TTmplParam("onclick_param", param));
-		//tmplParams.push_back(TTmplParam("text", text));
 		tmplParams.push_back(TTmplParam("active", "true"));
 		if (minWidth > 0) tmplParams.push_back(TTmplParam("wmin", toString(minWidth)));
 		CInterfaceGroup *buttonGroup = CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getParser()->createGroupInstance(buttonTemplate, _Paragraph->getId(), tmplParams);
@@ -5474,6 +5476,12 @@ namespace NLGUI
 	{
 		// Build the form
 		CGroupHTML::CForm form;
+		// id check is case sensitive and auto id's are uppercase
+		form.id = toLower(trim(elm.getAttribute("id")));
+		if (form.id.empty())
+		{
+			form.id = toString("FORM%d", _Forms.size());
+		}
 
 		// Get the action name
 		if (elm.hasNonEmptyAttribute("action"))
@@ -5675,7 +5683,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			string src = elm.getAttribute("src");
 			string over = elm.getAttribute("data-over-src");
 
-			insertFormImageButton(name, tooltip, src, over, _Forms.size()-1, "", minWidth, templateName);
+			insertFormImageButton(name, tooltip, src, over, _Forms.back().id, "", minWidth, templateName);
 		}
 		else if (type == "button" || type == "submit")
 		{
@@ -5683,7 +5691,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			string name = elm.getAttribute("name");
 			string value = elm.getAttribute("value");
 
-			insertFormTextButton(name, tooltip, value, _Forms.size()-1, "", minWidth, templateName);
+			insertFormTextButton(name, tooltip, value, _Forms.back().id, "", minWidth, templateName);
 		}
 		else if (type == "text")
 		{
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_help.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_help.cpp
index be11191e0..43797b960 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_help.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_help.cpp
@@ -1103,20 +1103,18 @@ REGISTER_ACTION_HANDLER( CHandlerBrowseRefresh, "browse_refresh");
 
 
 // ***************************************************************************
-/** Build the help window for a pact/item/brick and open it.
- */
 class CHandlerHTMLSubmitForm : public IActionHandler
 {
 	void execute (CCtrlBase *pCaller, const std::string &sParams)
 	{
 		string container = getParam (sParams, "name");
 
-		uint form;
-		fromString(getParam (sParams, "form"), form);
-
-		string submit_button = getParam (sParams, "submit_button");
-		string type = getParam (sParams, "submit_button_type");
-		string value = getParam (sParams, "submit_button_value");
+		uint button;
+		if (!fromString(getParam(sParams, "button"), button))
+		{
+			nlwarning("Invalid button index: '%s', expected integer", getParam(sParams, "button").c_str());
+			return;
+		}
 
 		sint32 x = pCaller->getEventX();
 		sint32 y = pCaller->getEventY();
@@ -1127,8 +1125,7 @@ class CHandlerHTMLSubmitForm : public IActionHandler
 			CGroupHTML *groupHtml = dynamic_cast<CGroupHTML*>(element);
 			if (groupHtml)
 			{
-				// Submit the form the url
-				groupHtml->submitForm (form, type.c_str(), submit_button.c_str(), value.c_str(), x, y);
+				groupHtml->submitForm(button, x, y);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -2339,11 +2336,11 @@ void setupCosmetic(CSheetHelpSetup &setup, CItemSheet *pIS)
 void setupItemPreview(CSheetHelpSetup &setup, CItemSheet *pIS)
 {
 	nlassert(pIS);
-	
+
 	CInterfaceManager *pIM = CInterfaceManager::getInstance();
 	CCDBNodeBranch *dbBranch = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbBranch( setup.SrcSheet->getSheet() );
-	
-	
+
+
 	CInterfaceElement *elt = setup.HelpWindow->getElement(setup.HelpWindow->getId()+setup.PrefixForExtra+INFO_ITEM_PREVIEW);
 	if (elt == NULL)
 		return;
@@ -2357,12 +2354,12 @@ void setupItemPreview(CSheetHelpSetup &setup, CItemSheet *pIS)
 
 	static sint32 helpWidth = setup.HelpWindow->getW();
 	bool scene_inactive = ! NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:SHOW_3D_ITEM_PREVIEW")->getValueBool();
-	if (scene_inactive || 
-		(pIS->Family != ITEMFAMILY::ARMOR && 
-		 pIS->Family != ITEMFAMILY::MELEE_WEAPON && 
-		 pIS->Family != ITEMFAMILY::RANGE_WEAPON && 
+	if (scene_inactive ||
+		(pIS->Family != ITEMFAMILY::ARMOR &&
+		 pIS->Family != ITEMFAMILY::MELEE_WEAPON &&
+		 pIS->Family != ITEMFAMILY::RANGE_WEAPON &&
 		 pIS->Family != ITEMFAMILY::SHIELD))
-	{			
+	{
 		setup.HelpWindow->setW(helpWidth);
 		ig->setActive(false);
 		return;
@@ -2372,7 +2369,7 @@ void setupItemPreview(CSheetHelpSetup &setup, CItemSheet *pIS)
 		setup.HelpWindow->setW(helpWidth + ITEM_PREVIEW_WIDTH);
 		ig->setActive(true);
 	}
-	
+
 	CInterface3DScene *sceneI = dynamic_cast<CInterface3DScene *>(ig->getGroup("scene_item_preview"));
 	if (!sceneI)
 	{
@@ -2458,7 +2455,7 @@ void setupItemPreview(CSheetHelpSetup &setup, CItemSheet *pIS)
 			cs.VisualPropA.PropertySubData.HatColor = color->getValue32();
 			SCharacter3DSetup::setupDBFromCharacterSummary("UI:TEMP:CHAR3D", cs);
 			camHeight = -0.35f;
-		}	
+		}
 	}
 	else if (pIS->Family == ITEMFAMILY::SHIELD)
 	{