--- a/frontends/src/tools/xmlui.py	Wed Jun 25 14:01:55 2014 +0200
+++ b/frontends/src/tools/xmlui.py	Wed Jun 25 14:01:56 2014 +0200
@@ -191,6 +191,16 @@
             raise ValueError(_("XMLUI can have only one main container"))
         self._main_cont = value
 
+    def _isAttrSet(self, name, node):
+        """Returnw widget boolean attribute status
+
+        @param name: name of the attribute (e.g. "read_only")
+        @param node: Node instance
+        @return (bool): True if widget's attribute is set ("true")
+        """
+        read_only = node.getAttribute(name) or "false"
+        return read_only.lower().strip() == "true"
+
     def _parseChilds(self, parent, current_node, wanted = ('container',), data = None):
         """ Recursively parse childNodes of an elemen
         @param parent: widget container with '_xmluiAppend' method
@@ -289,16 +299,16 @@
                     style = node.getAttribute("style") or 'line'
                     ctrl = self.widget_factory.createDividerWidget(parent, style)
                 elif type_=="string":
-                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createStringWidget(parent, value)
+                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createStringWidget(parent, value, self._isAttrSet("read_only", node))
                     self.ctrl_list[name] = ({'type':type_, 'control':ctrl})
                 elif type_=="password":
-                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createPasswordWidget(parent, value)
+                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createPasswordWidget(parent, value, self._isAttrSet("read_only", node))
                     self.ctrl_list[name] = ({'type':type_, 'control':ctrl})
                 elif type_=="textbox":
-                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createTextBoxWidget(parent, value)
+                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createTextBoxWidget(parent, value, self._isAttrSet("read_only", node))
                     self.ctrl_list[name] = ({'type':type_, 'control':ctrl})
                 elif type_=="bool":
-                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createBoolWidget(parent, value=='true')
+                    ctrl = self.widget_factory.createBoolWidget(parent, value=='true', self._isAttrSet("read_only", node))
                     self.ctrl_list[name] = ({'type':type_, 'control':ctrl})
                 elif type_ == "list":
                     style = [] if node.getAttribute("multi") == 'yes' else ['single']