Index: lams_monitoring/web/includes/javascript/monitorLesson.js
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diff -u -r4818b288dd85a6e6b94bdead072dedd9d4003921 -r33482940822e346adaf78052222495d6da24907d
--- lams_monitoring/web/includes/javascript/monitorLesson.js	(.../monitorLesson.js)	(revision 4818b288dd85a6e6b94bdead072dedd9d4003921)
+++ lams_monitoring/web/includes/javascript/monitorLesson.js	(.../monitorLesson.js)	(revision 33482940822e346adaf78052222495d6da24907d)
@@ -393,17 +393,37 @@
 			,'width=650,height=350,resizable=no,scrollbars=no,status=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no');
 }
 
-//sets up dialog for emailing learners
 function showEmailDialog(userId){
-	window.parent.showEmailDialog(userId, lessonId);
+	
+	//Check whether current window is a top level window. Otherwise it's an iframe, popup or something
+	var isTopLevelWindow = window.top == window.self;
+	var windowElement = isTopLevelWindow ? $(window) : $(window.parent);
+	
+	var dialog = showDialog("dialogEmail", {
+		'autoOpen'  : true,
+		'height'    : Math.max(380, Math.min(700, windowElement.height() - 30)),
+		'width'     : Math.max(380, Math.min(700, windowElement.width() - 60)),
+		'modal'     : true,
+		'resizable' : true,
+		'title'     : LABELS.EMAIL_TITLE,
+		//whether dialog should be created in a parent window
+		"isCreateInParentWindow" : !isTopLevelWindow, 
+		'open'      : function(){
+			autoRefreshBlocked = true;
+			var dialog = $(this);
+			// load contents after opening the dialog
+			$('iframe', dialog).attr('src',
+					LAMS_URL + 'emailUser.do?method=composeMail&lessonID=' + lessonId
+					+ '&userID=' + userId);
+		},
+		'close' : function(){
+			autoRefreshBlocked = false;
+			$(this).remove();
+		}
+	}, false, true);
 }
 
 
-function closeEmailDialog(){
-	window.parent.closeEmailDialog();
-}
-
-
 function updatePresenceAvailableCount(){
 	var checked = $('#presenceButton').hasClass('btn-success'),
 		counter = $('#presenceCounter');
Index: lams_monitoring/web/monitor.jsp
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diff -u -r6cdea6bc0e8e9b603b7fb6f1b1953bae691c9a85 -r33482940822e346adaf78052222495d6da24907d
--- lams_monitoring/web/monitor.jsp	(.../monitor.jsp)	(revision 6cdea6bc0e8e9b603b7fb6f1b1953bae691c9a85)
+++ lams_monitoring/web/monitor.jsp	(.../monitor.jsp)	(revision 33482940822e346adaf78052222495d6da24907d)
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@
 				<fmt:message key="lesson.task.attention" var="CONTRIBUTE_ATTENTION_VAR"/>
 				CONTRIBUTE_ATTENTION : '<c:out value="${CONTRIBUTE_ATTENTION_VAR}" />',
 				HELP : '<fmt:message key="button.help"/>',
-				LESSON_INTRODUCTION : '<fmt:message key="label.lesson.introduction"/>'
-				
+				LESSON_INTRODUCTION : '<fmt:message key="label.lesson.introduction"/>',
+				EMAIL_TITLE : '<fmt:message key="label.email"/>'
 			}
 	    
 		$(document).ready(function(){