diff --git a/src/timeline/adjustment.ts b/src/timeline/adjustment.ts
index 8cf39e1..44bb62e 100644
--- a/src/timeline/adjustment.ts
+++ b/src/timeline/adjustment.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { Range, Selection, TextEditor, window } from 'vscode'
+import * as nls from 'vscode-nls'
 
-import { adjustTime, localize } from '../utils'
+import { adjustTime } from '../utils'
+
+const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle()
 
 /** indicate the whole lines is selected */
 const selectWholeLines = (selection: Selection, editor: TextEditor): Range => {
diff --git a/src/timeline/code-lens.ts b/src/timeline/code-lens.ts
index c758cce..c24f45e 100644
--- a/src/timeline/code-lens.ts
+++ b/src/timeline/code-lens.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ import { exec } from 'child_process'
 import { promisify } from 'util'
 
 import * as vscode from 'vscode'
+import * as nls from 'vscode-nls'
 
-import { localize } from '../utils'
+import { output } from '../utils'
+
+const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle()
 
 export class TimelineCodeLensProvider implements vscode.CodeLensProvider {
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
@@ -28,16 +31,19 @@ export class TimelineCodeLensProvider implements vscode.CodeLensProvider {
         codeLenses.push(
           new vscode.CodeLens(range, {
             command: 'cactbot.timeline.runGenerateScript',
-            title: 'run make_timeline',
-            tooltip: localize('codeLens.makeTimeline.run', 'Run `make_timeline` command'),
+            title: localize('codeLens.makeTimeline.run.title', 'run make_timeline'),
+            tooltip: localize('codeLens.makeTimeline.run.tooltip', 'Run `make_timeline` command'),
             arguments: args,
           }),
         )
         codeLenses.push(
           new vscode.CodeLens(range, {
             command: 'cactbot.timeline.runGenerateScriptWithoutExecution',
-            title: 'send make_timeline',
-            tooltip: localize('codeLens.makeTimeline.send', 'Send `make_timeline` command to terminal without execution'),
+            title: localize('codeLens.makeTimeline.send.title', 'send make_timeline'),
+            tooltip: localize(
+              'codeLens.makeTimeline.send.tooltip',
+              'Send `make_timeline` command to terminal without execution',
+            ),
             arguments: args,
           }),
         )
@@ -63,7 +69,13 @@ export async function runMakeTimeline(args: IArguments[], run = true): Promise<v
 
   const _command = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration().get('cactbot.timeline.makeTimelineCommandTemplate') as string
   if (!_command) {
-    vscode.window.showErrorMessage('cactbot.timeline.makeTimelineCommandTemplate is not set')
+    vscode.window.showErrorMessage(
+      localize(
+        'codeLens.makeTimeline.CommandTemplateNotSet',
+        '{0} is not set',
+        'cactbot.timeline.makeTimelineCommandTemplate',
+      ),
+    )
     return
   }
 
@@ -82,7 +94,6 @@ export async function runMakeTimeline(args: IArguments[], run = true): Promise<v
     } catch (e) {
       vscode.window.showErrorMessage((e as Error).message)
       // show error in output panel
-      const output = vscode.window.createOutputChannel('Cactbot Timeline')
       output.appendLine(localize('codeLens.makeTimeline.error', 'Errors occurred while running make_timeline:'))
       output.appendLine((e as Error).message)
       output.appendLine('')
diff --git a/src/timeline/translate.ts b/src/timeline/translate.ts
index ad651f5..9609a6c 100644
--- a/src/timeline/translate.ts
+++ b/src/timeline/translate.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
+/* eslint-disable import/no-named-as-default-member */
 import { access, constants, readFile } from 'fs/promises'
 
-import * as ts from 'typescript'
+import ts from 'typescript'
 import { EventEmitter, languages, TextDocumentContentProvider, Uri, window, workspace } from 'vscode'
+import * as nls from 'vscode-nls'
 
 import { commonReplacement } from 'cactbot/ui/raidboss/common_replacement'
 
-import { localize } from '../utils'
+import { output } from '../utils'
 
 import type { Lang } from 'cactbot/resources/languages'
 import type { LocaleText } from 'cactbot/types/trigger'
 import type { TimelineReplacement } from 'cactbot/ui/raidboss/timeline_parser'
 
+const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle()
+
 type CommonReplacement = typeof commonReplacement
 
 const extractReplacements = async (triggerPath: string): Promise<TimelineReplacement[]> => {
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ export class TranslatedTimelineProvider implements TextDocumentContentProvider {
     }
   }
 
-  async provideTextDocumentContent(uri: Uri): Promise<string> {
+  async provideTextDocumentContent(uri: Uri) {
     const timelineFilePath = uri.path
     const triggerFilePath = await this.getTriggerFilePath(timelineFilePath)
     if (!triggerFilePath) {
@@ -123,14 +127,26 @@ export class TranslatedTimelineProvider implements TextDocumentContentProvider {
       })
     } catch (e) {
       const err = e as Error
-      return localize(
-        'error.timeline.translate.stack',
-        'Error when translating file "{0}":\n{1}\n{2}\n{3}',
-        uri.path,
-        err.name,
-        err.message,
-        err.stack,
+      const ans = await window.showErrorMessage(
+        localize(
+          'error.timeline.translate.dialog',
+          'Error when translating file "{0}": {1}\nShow more details?',
+          uri.path,
+          err.name,
+        ),
+        { modal: true },
+        localize('error.timeline.translate.dialog.buttons.yes', 'Yes'),
+        localize('error.timeline.translate.dialog.buttons.no', 'No'),
+      )
+
+      output.appendLine(
+        localize('error.timeline.translate.stack', '{0}: {1}\n{2}{3}', uri.path, err.name, err.message, err.stack),
       )
+
+      if (ans === localize('error.timeline.translate.dialog.buttons.yes', 'Yes')) {
+        // switch to output panel
+        output.show()
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -221,9 +237,9 @@ export class TranslatedTimelineProvider implements TextDocumentContentProvider {
         }
       } catch (err) {
         const error = err as Error
-        console.warn(
+        throw new Error(
           localize(
-            'error.transle.line.stack',
+            'error.translate.line.stack',
             'Error in translating line {0}:\n{1}\n{2}\n{3}',
             index,
             error.name,
@@ -285,16 +301,6 @@ export const translateTimeline = async (): Promise<void> => {
     return
   }
   let filename = document.fileName
-  if (!/\w*ui.raidboss.data.\d\d.*\.(ts|js|txt)/.test(filename)) {
-    await window.showErrorMessage(
-      localize(
-        'error.timeline.file.not.valid',
-        '{0} is not a valid file path, please make sure the path of your active file is "ui/raidboss/data/**/*.(js|ts)"',
-        filename,
-      ),
-    )
-    return
-  }
 
   // TODO: very hacky way
   // maybe it should be the `timelineFile` or `timeline` key in the trigger file
diff --git a/src/utils/i18n.ts b/src/utils/i18n.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8bbb77f..0000000
--- a/src/utils/i18n.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-import * as nls from 'vscode-nls'
-
-export const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle()
diff --git a/src/utils/index.ts b/src/utils/index.ts
index df292cb..178e1bb 100644
--- a/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 export * from './timeline'
-export * from './i18n'
+export * from './vscode'
diff --git a/src/utils/vscode.ts b/src/utils/vscode.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a0d6f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/vscode.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import * as vscode from 'vscode'
+
+export const output = vscode.window.createOutputChannel('Cactbot Timeline')
+