diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
index 353311caf..53f809319 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ impl EditorView {
             [Left] vec![
                 "type ".into(),
                 Span::styled(":theme", theme.get("markup.raw")),
-                "              to choose a color scheme".into(),
+                "              to choose a theme".into(),
             ],
             [Left] vec![
                 "type ".into(),
@@ -170,10 +170,10 @@ impl EditorView {
         // towards the end it is low. Therefore to achieve an optical balance we must
         // do a little offset
         //
-        // this padding of 4 is not cruicial though, so if we can't fit it on the screen
+        // this padding of 3 is not cruicial though, so if we can't fit it on the screen
         // we just decrease it until it is 0. Once that happens, if it still overflows
         // we don't want to draw the welcome screen.
-        let padding = 4.min(max_padding.max(0) as u16);
+        let padding = 3.min(max_padding.max(0) as u16);
 
         let x_start_left =
             padding + view.area.x + (view.area.width / 2).saturating_sub(longest_left as u16 / 2);
diff --git a/helix-view/src/document.rs b/helix-view/src/document.rs
index 3402335c8..a9a78d4fa 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/document.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/document.rs
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ pub struct Document {
     // large refactor that would make `&mut Editor` available on the `DocumentDidChange` event.
     pub color_swatch_controller: TaskController,
 
-    /// Whether to render the dashboard when opening the document
+    /// Whether to render the welcome screen when opening the document
     pub is_welcome: bool,
 }
 
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index 408f39fce..d3a3c6dc4 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ where
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case", default, deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct Config {
-    /// Whether to enable the dashboard
+    /// Whether to enable the welcome screen
     pub welcome_screen: bool,
     /// Padding to keep between the edge of the screen and the cursor when scrolling. Defaults to 5.
     pub scrolloff: usize,