Index: lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/ws/WorkspaceView.as
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diff -u -rdb383642acd52b1adb1186f050ae221ff4d1cc81 -rc03d24e5fb6e99d18681e576b0414d513cbffebc
--- lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/ws/WorkspaceView.as	(.../WorkspaceView.as)	(revision db383642acd52b1adb1186f050ae221ff4d1cc81)
+++ lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/ws/WorkspaceView.as	(.../WorkspaceView.as)	(revision c03d24e5fb6e99d18681e576b0414d513cbffebc)
@@ -85,11 +85,24 @@
     */
     public function createWorkspaceDialog(pos:Object){
         var dialog:MovieClip;
+		var m:WorkspaceModel = WorkspaceModel(getModel());
+		var mode:String = m.currentMode
+		trace('mode returned: ' + mode);
+		var classRoot:MovieClip;
+		if(mode == "READONLY"){
+			classRoot = org.lamsfoundation.lams.monitoring.Application.root;
+		} else {
+			classRoot = org.lamsfoundation.lams.authoring.Application.root;
+		}
+		
+		
+		trace('root output: ' + classRoot);
+		
         //Check to see whether this should be a centered or positioned dialog
         if(typeof(pos)=='string'){
-            dialog = PopUpManager.createPopUp(ApplicationParent.root, LFWindow, true,{title:Dictionary.getValue('ws_dlg_title'),closeButton:true,scrollContentPath:'workspaceDialog'});
+            dialog = PopUpManager.createPopUp(classRoot, LFWindow, true,{title:Dictionary.getValue('ws_dlg_title'),closeButton:true,scrollContentPath:'workspaceDialog'});
         } else {
-            dialog = PopUpManager.createPopUp(ApplicationParent.root, LFWindow, true,{title:Dictionary.getValue('ws_dlg_title'),closeButton:true,scrollContentPath:'workspaceDialog',_x:pos.x,_y:pos.y});
+            dialog = PopUpManager.createPopUp(classRoot, LFWindow, true,{title:Dictionary.getValue('ws_dlg_title'),closeButton:true,scrollContentPath:'workspaceDialog',_x:pos.x,_y:pos.y});
         }
 		
 		Debugger.log('_workspaceController:'+_workspaceController,4,'createWorkspaceDialogOpen','WorkspaceView');