diff --git a/src/app.js b/src/app.js
index ce89b211..190d398b 100644
--- a/src/app.js
+++ b/src/app.js
@@ -1,13 +1,26 @@
 import React, { Fragment } from 'react';
 import { Map } from '@components/map';
 import BaseFloatingDialog from "@utils/dialog-utils";
-// import SubObj from "@utils/subObj";
 
 export const App = () => {
-  return (
+    const subObj = () => {
+        return (
+            <Fragment>
+                <div>
+                    <br/>
+                    This is a dialog sub-component.
+                    <br/>
+                </div>
+            </Fragment>
+        );
+    };
+
+    const floaterArgs = {title: "The dialog title.", description: "The dialog description.", openDialogImmediately:true, "dialogObject": {...subObj()}};
+
+    return (
     <Fragment>
-        <BaseFloatingDialog title={"A title"} dialogText={"the dialog text"} openDialogImmediately={true}/>
+        <BaseFloatingDialog {...floaterArgs} />
         <Map />
      </Fragment>
-  );
+    );
 };
diff --git a/src/utils/dialog-utils.js b/src/utils/dialog-utils.js
index bbdba192..9e71cfdd 100644
--- a/src/utils/dialog-utils.js
+++ b/src/utils/dialog-utils.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const Transition = React.forwardRef(function Transition(props, ref) {
  * @returns {JSX.Element}
  * @constructor
  */
-export default function BaseFloatingDialog({ title, dialogText, openDialogImmediately} ) { //, dialogObject
+export default function BaseFloatingDialog({ title, description, openDialogImmediately, dialogObject} ) {
   const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(openDialogImmediately);
 
   // closes the dialog
@@ -59,14 +59,23 @@ export default function BaseFloatingDialog({ title, dialogText, openDialogImmedi
         PaperComponent={PaperComponent}
         TransitionComponent={Transition}
         aria-labelledby="draggable-dialog-title"
+        disableEnforceFocus
+        style={{ pointerEvents: 'none', opacity: '100%' }}
+        PaperProps={{ style: { pointerEvents: 'auto'} }}
+        sx={{
+          '.MuiBackdrop-root': {
+            backgroundColor: 'transparent',
+          }
+        }}
       >
         <DialogTitle style={{ cursor: 'move' }} id="draggable-dialog-title">
           { title }
         </DialogTitle>
         <DialogContent>
           <DialogContentText>
-            { dialogText }
+            { description }
           </DialogContentText>
+          { dialogObject }
         </DialogContent>
         <DialogActions>
           <Button autoFocus onClick={handleClose}>
@@ -81,7 +90,7 @@ export default function BaseFloatingDialog({ title, dialogText, openDialogImmedi
 // define the properties of this component
 BaseFloatingDialog.propTypes = {
   title: PropTypes.string,
-  dialogText: PropTypes.string,
-  openDialogImmediately: PropTypes.bool
-  // dialogObject: PropTypes.any
+  description: PropTypes.string,
+  openDialogImmediately: PropTypes.bool,
+  dialogObject: PropTypes.any
 };