diff --git a/rust/src/cmd.rs b/rust/src/cmd.rs
index 3008277..35f299b 100644
--- a/rust/src/cmd.rs
+++ b/rust/src/cmd.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub async fn startline(app: AppHandle, refresh: bool) -> Result<(), String> {
     if let Some(p) = &mut appd.profile {
         log::debug!("{}", hash);
         p.line_up(hash, refresh, app.clone()).await
-            .map_err(|e| format!("Lineup failed:\n{}", e))?;
+            .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
         let app_clone = app.clone();
         let p_clone = p.clone();
         tauri::async_runtime::spawn(async move {
diff --git a/rust/src/modules/display_windows.rs b/rust/src/modules/display_windows.rs
index 3f01c6d..32942f7 100644
--- a/rust/src/modules/display_windows.rs
+++ b/rust/src/modules/display_windows.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ impl Display {
             settings.borrow_mut().resolution = Resolution::new(width, height);
         }
 
-        display_set.apply()?;
+        display_set.apply().map_err(
+            |_| anyhow!("The selected monitor has been disconnected or doesn't support the chosen display mode")
+        )?;
         displayz::refresh()?;
 
         log::debug!("prepare display: done");
diff --git a/src/components/App.vue b/src/components/App.vue
index 8956b68..65a143a 100644
--- a/src/components/App.vue
+++ b/src/components/App.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { Ref, computed, onMounted, ref } from 'vue';
 import Button from 'primevue/button';
+import Dialog from 'primevue/dialog';
 import InputIcon from 'primevue/inputicon';
 import InputText from 'primevue/inputtext';
 import Tab from 'primevue/tab';
@@ -8,13 +9,19 @@ import TabList from 'primevue/tablist';
 import TabPanel from 'primevue/tabpanel';
 import TabPanels from 'primevue/tabpanels';
 import Tabs from 'primevue/tabs';
+import { listen } from '@tauri-apps/api/event';
 import ModList from './ModList.vue';
 import ModStore from './ModStore.vue';
 import OptionList from './OptionList.vue';
 import ProfileList from './ProfileList.vue';
 import StartButton from './StartButton.vue';
 import { invoke } from '../invoke';
-import { useClientStore, useGeneralStore, usePkgStore, usePrfStore } from '../stores';
+import {
+    useClientStore,
+    useGeneralStore,
+    usePkgStore,
+    usePrfStore,
+} from '../stores';
 import { Dirs } from '../types';
 
 const pkg = usePkgStore();
@@ -56,35 +63,81 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     });
 });
 
+const errorVisible = ref(false);
+const errorMessage = ref('No error');
+const errorHeader = ref('No header');
+
+listen<{ message: string; header: string }>('invoke-error', (event) => {
+    errorVisible.value = true;
+    errorMessage.value = event.payload.message;
+    errorHeader.value = event.payload.header;
+});
 </script>
 
 <template>
-    <main :class="client.scaleFactor === 's' ? 'main-scale-s' : client.scaleFactor === 'm' ? 'main-scale-m' : client.scaleFactor === 'l' ? 'main-scale-l' : 'main-scale-xl'">
+    <main
+        :class="
+            client.scaleFactor === 's'
+                ? 'main-scale-s'
+                : client.scaleFactor === 'm'
+                  ? 'main-scale-m'
+                  : client.scaleFactor === 'l'
+                    ? 'main-scale-l'
+                    : 'main-scale-xl'
+        "
+    >
+        <Dialog
+            modal
+            :visible="errorVisible"
+            :closable="false /*this shit doesn't work */"
+            :header="errorHeader"
+            :style="{ width: '50vw' }"
+        >
+            <div class="flex flex-col gap-4">
+                {{ errorMessage }}
+                <Button
+                    class="m-auto"
+                    label="A sad state of affairs"
+                    @click="errorVisible = false"
+                />
+            </div>
+        </Dialog>
+
         <Tabs
             lazy
             :value="currentTab"
-            v-on:update:value="(value) => { currentTab = value; }"
+            v-on:update:value="
+                (value) => {
+                    currentTab = value;
+                }
+            "
             class="h-screen"
         >
             <div class="fixed w-full flex z-100">
                 <TabList class="grow" :show-navigators="false">
                     <Tab :value="3"
-                        ><div class="pi pi-users"></div
+                        ><div class="pi pi-users" v-tooltip="'Profiles'"></div
                     ></Tab>
                     <Tab :disabled="isProfileDisabled" :value="0"
-                        ><div class="pi pi-box"></div
+                        ><div
+                            class="pi pi-box"
+                            v-tooltip="'Installed packages'"
+                        ></div
                     ></Tab>
                     <Tab v-if="prf.current?.meta.game === 'chunithm'" :value="4"
-                        ><div class="pi pi-ticket"></div
+                        ><div class="pi pi-ticket" v-tooltip="'Patches'"></div
                     ></Tab>
                     <Tab
                         v-if="pkg.networkStatus === 'online'"
                         :disabled="isProfileDisabled"
                         :value="1"
-                        ><div class="pi pi-download"></div
+                        ><div
+                            class="pi pi-download"
+                            v-tooltip="'Package store'"
+                        ></div
                     ></Tab>
                     <Tab :disabled="isProfileDisabled" :value="2"
-                        ><div class="pi pi-cog"></div
+                        ><div class="pi pi-cog" v-tooltip="'Settings'"></div
                     ></Tab>
 
                     <div class="grow"></div>
@@ -96,7 +149,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
                             </InputIcon>
                             <InputText
                                 v-if="currentTab === 2"
-                                style="min-width: 0; width: 25dvw;"
+                                style="min-width: 0; width: 25dvw"
                                 class="self-center"
                                 size="small"
                                 placeholder="Search"
@@ -104,7 +157,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
                             />
                             <InputText
                                 v-else
-                                style="min-width: 0; width: 25dvw;"
+                                style="min-width: 0; width: 25dvw"
                                 class="self-center"
                                 size="small"
                                 placeholder="Search"
@@ -119,14 +172,20 @@ onMounted(async () => {
                             :disabled="true"
                         />
                         <Button
-                            v-if="pkg.networkStatus === 'offline' && !client.offlineMode"
+                            v-if="
+                                pkg.networkStatus === 'offline' &&
+                                !client.offlineMode
+                            "
                             class="shrink self-center"
                             icon="pi pi-sync"
                             size="small"
                             @click="pkg.fetch(false)"
                         />
                         <Button
-                            v-if="pkg.networkStatus === 'online' && pkg.hasAvailableUpdates"
+                            v-if="
+                                pkg.networkStatus === 'online' &&
+                                pkg.hasAvailableUpdates
+                            "
                             icon="pi pi-download"
                             label="UPDATE ALL"
                             size="small"
@@ -161,8 +220,13 @@ onMounted(async () => {
                     </footer>
                 </TabPanel>
                 <TabPanel :value="4">
-                    CHUNITHM patches are not yet implemented.<br />Use
-                    <a href=https://patcher.two-torial.xyz/ target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline;">patcher.two-torial.xyz</a>
+                    CHUNITHM patches are not implemented yet.<br />Use
+                    <a
+                        href="https://patcher.two-torial.xyz/"
+                        target="_blank"
+                        style="text-decoration: underline"
+                        >patcher.two-torial.xyz</a
+                    >
                 </TabPanel>
             </TabPanels>
             <div v-if="currentTab === 5 || currentTab === 3">
@@ -196,19 +260,19 @@ body {
 }
 
 .main-scale-s {
-    zoom: 1.0
+    zoom: 1;
 }
 
 .main-scale-m {
-    zoom: 1.25
+    zoom: 1.25;
 }
 
 .main-scale-l {
-    zoom: 1.4
+    zoom: 1.4;
 }
 
 .main-scale-xl {
-    zoom: 1.7
+    zoom: 1.7;
 }
 
 .p-tablist {
diff --git a/src/components/FilePicker.vue b/src/components/FilePicker.vue
index f37ea37..fc614f7 100644
--- a/src/components/FilePicker.vue
+++ b/src/components/FilePicker.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import Button from 'primevue/button';
 import InputText from 'primevue/inputtext';
+import * as path from '@tauri-apps/api/path';
 import { open } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog';
+import { usePrfStore } from '../stores';
 
 const props = defineProps({
     placeholder: String,
@@ -12,10 +14,25 @@ const props = defineProps({
     callback: Function,
 });
 
+const prf = usePrfStore();
+
 const filePick = async () => {
+    const exePath = prf.current?.data.sgt.target;
+    let defaultPath: string | undefined;
+    if (
+        exePath !== undefined &&
+        exePath.length > 0 &&
+        props.value !== undefined &&
+        !(await path.isAbsolute(props.value))
+    ) {
+        defaultPath = await path.join(exePath, '..');
+        defaultPath = await path.join(defaultPath, props.value);
+        defaultPath = await path.join(defaultPath, '..');
+    }
     const res = await open({
         multiple: false,
         directory: props.directory,
+        defaultPath,
         filters:
             props.promptname && props.extension
                 ? [
@@ -28,7 +45,7 @@ const filePick = async () => {
     });
     if (res != null && props.callback !== undefined) {
         props.callback(res);
-        /*path.relative(cfgs.current?.data.exe_dir ?? '', res) */
+        /*path.relative(prf.current?.data.sgt.target ?? '', res) */
     }
 };
 </script>
diff --git a/src/components/ProfileList.vue b/src/components/ProfileList.vue
index eb420b7..88e9229 100644
--- a/src/components/ProfileList.vue
+++ b/src/components/ProfileList.vue
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ const prf = usePrfStore();
 </script>
 
 <template>
+    <div v-if="prf.list.length === 0">
+        Welcome to STARTLINER! Start by creating a profile.
+    </div>
     <div class="mt-4 flex flex-row flex-wrap align-middle gap-4">
         <Button
             label="O.N.G.E.K.I. profile"
diff --git a/src/components/options/Startliner.vue b/src/components/options/Startliner.vue
index 072a09e..e75af47 100644
--- a/src/components/options/Startliner.vue
+++ b/src/components/options/Startliner.vue
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const updatesModel = computed({
         </OptionRow>
         <OptionRow
             title="Offline mode"
-            tooltip="Disables the package store. Applies after a restart"
+            tooltip="Disables the package store. Requires a restart."
         >
             <ToggleSwitch v-model="offlineModel" />
         </OptionRow>
diff --git a/src/invoke.ts b/src/invoke.ts
index 57ebdbf..7fda6da 100644
--- a/src/invoke.ts
+++ b/src/invoke.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {
     InvokeOptions,
     invoke as real_invoke,
 } from '@tauri-apps/api/core';
-import { message } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog';
+import { emit } from '@tauri-apps/api/event';
 
 export const invoke = async <T>(
     cmd: string,
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ export const invoke = async <T>(
         return await real_invoke(cmd, args, options);
     } catch (e: unknown) {
         if (typeof e === 'string') {
-            await message(`${cmd}: ${e}`, {
-                title: `Error`,
-                kind: 'error',
+            emit('invoke-error', {
+                message: e,
+                header: `${cmd} failed`,
             });
         } else {
             console.error(`Unresolved error: ${e}`);