diff --git a/layouts/dialog.go b/layouts/dialog.go
index 347f5b7..a9c2f90 100644
--- a/layouts/dialog.go
+++ b/layouts/dialog.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ type Dialog struct {
 // Arrange arranges a list of entries into a dialog.
 func (layout Dialog) Arrange (entries []tomo.LayoutEntry, width, height int) {
 	if layout.Pad {
-		width  -= theme.Padding() * 2
-		height -= theme.Padding() * 2
+		width  -= theme.Margin() * 2
+		height -= theme.Margin() * 2
 	}
 
 	controlRowWidth, controlRowHeight := 0, 0
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ func (layout Dialog) Arrange (entries []tomo.LayoutEntry, width, height int) {
 	if len(entries) > 0 {
 		entries[0].Position = image.Point { }
 		if layout.Pad {
-			entries[0].Position.X += theme.Padding()
-			entries[0].Position.Y += theme.Padding()
+			entries[0].Position.X += theme.Margin()
+			entries[0].Position.Y += theme.Margin()
 		}
 		mainHeight := height - controlRowHeight
 		if layout.Gap {
-			mainHeight -= theme.Padding()
+			mainHeight -= theme.Margin()
 		}
 		mainBounds := entries[0].Bounds()
 		if mainBounds.Dy() != mainHeight ||
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (layout Dialog) Arrange (entries []tomo.LayoutEntry, width, height int) {
 				freeSpace -= entryMinWidth
 			}
 			if index > 0 && layout.Gap {
-				freeSpace -= theme.Padding()
+				freeSpace -= theme.Margin()
 			}
 		}
 		expandingElementWidth := 0
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ func (layout Dialog) Arrange (entries []tomo.LayoutEntry, width, height int) {
 			x = width - controlRowWidth
 		}
 		if layout.Pad {
-			x += theme.Padding()
-			y += theme.Padding()
+			x += theme.Margin()
+			y += theme.Margin()
 		}
 		height -= controlRowHeight
 
 		// set the size and position of each element in the control row
 		for index, entry := range entries[1:] {
-			if index > 0 && layout.Gap { x += theme.Padding() }
+			if index > 0 && layout.Gap { x += theme.Margin() }
 			
 			entries[index + 1].Position = image.Pt(x, y)
 			entryWidth := 0
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (layout Dialog) MinimumSize (
 	}
 
 	if len(entries) > 1 {
-		if layout.Gap { height += theme.Padding() }
+		if layout.Gap { height += theme.Margin() }
 		additionalWidth,
 		additionalHeight := layout.minimumSizeOfControlRow(entries[1:])
 		height += additionalHeight
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ func (layout Dialog) MinimumSize (
 	}
 
 	if layout.Pad {
-		width  += theme.Padding() * 2
-		height += theme.Padding() * 2
+		width  += theme.Margin() * 2
+		height += theme.Margin() * 2
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func (layout Dialog) FlexibleHeightFor (
 	height int,
 ) {
 	if layout.Pad {
-		width -= theme.Padding() * 2
+		width -= theme.Margin() * 2
 	}
 	
 	if len(entries) > 0 {
@@ -157,13 +157,13 @@ func (layout Dialog) FlexibleHeightFor (
 	}
 
 	if len(entries) > 1 {
-		if layout.Gap { height += theme.Padding() }
+		if layout.Gap { height += theme.Margin() }
 		_, additionalHeight := layout.minimumSizeOfControlRow(entries[1:])
 		height += additionalHeight
 	}
 
 	if layout.Pad {
-		height += theme.Padding() * 2
+		height += theme.Margin() * 2
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func (layout Dialog) minimumSizeOfControlRow (
 		}
 		width += entryWidth
 		if layout.Gap && index > 0 {
-			width += theme.Padding()
+			width += theme.Margin()
 		}
 	}
 	return
diff --git a/layouts/horizontal.go b/layouts/horizontal.go
index fcda8ff..abe18db 100644
--- a/layouts/horizontal.go
+++ b/layouts/horizontal.go
@@ -19,21 +19,21 @@ type Horizontal struct {
 // Arrange arranges a list of entries horizontally.
 func (layout Horizontal) Arrange (entries []tomo.LayoutEntry, width, height int) {
 	if layout.Pad {
-		width  -= theme.Padding() * 2
-		height -= theme.Padding() * 2
+		width  -= theme.Margin() * 2
+		height -= theme.Margin() * 2
 	}
 	// get width of expanding elements
 	expandingElementWidth := layout.expandingElementWidth(entries, width)
 	
 	x, y := 0, 0
 	if layout.Pad {
-		x += theme.Padding()
-		y += theme.Padding()
+		x += theme.Margin()
+		y += theme.Margin()
 	}
 
 	// set the size and position of each element
 	for index, entry := range entries {
-		if index > 0 && layout.Gap { x += theme.Padding() }
+		if index > 0 && layout.Gap { x += theme.Margin() }
 		
 		entries[index].Position = image.Pt(x, y)
 		entryWidth := 0
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ func (layout Horizontal) MinimumSize (
 		}
 		width += entryWidth
 		if layout.Gap && index > 0 {
-			width += theme.Padding()
+			width += theme.Margin()
 		}
 	}
 
 	if layout.Pad {
-		width  += theme.Padding() * 2
-		height += theme.Padding() * 2
+		width  += theme.Margin() * 2
+		height += theme.Margin() * 2
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -84,15 +84,15 @@ func (layout Horizontal) FlexibleHeightFor (
 	height int,
 ) {
 	if layout.Pad {
-		width -= theme.Padding() * 2
+		width -= theme.Margin() * 2
 	}
 	// get width of expanding elements
 	expandingElementWidth := layout.expandingElementWidth(entries, width)
 	
 	x, y := 0, 0
 	if layout.Pad {
-		x += theme.Padding()
-		y += theme.Padding()
+		x += theme.Margin()
+		y += theme.Margin()
 	}
 
 	// set the size and position of each element
@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@ func (layout Horizontal) FlexibleHeightFor (
 		if entryHeight > height { height = entryHeight }
 		
 		x += entryWidth
-		if index > 0 && layout.Gap { x += theme.Padding() }
+		if index > 0 && layout.Gap { x += theme.Margin() }
 	}
 
 	if layout.Pad {
-		height += theme.Padding() * 2
+		height += theme.Margin() * 2
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (layout Horizontal) expandingElementWidth (
 			freeSpace -= entryMinWidth
 		}
 		if index > 0 && layout.Gap {
-			freeSpace -= theme.Padding()
+			freeSpace -= theme.Margin()
 		}
 	}
 	
diff --git a/layouts/vertical.go b/layouts/vertical.go
index 48a473c..ea43752 100644
--- a/layouts/vertical.go
+++ b/layouts/vertical.go
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ type Vertical struct {
 // Arrange arranges a list of entries vertically.
 func (layout Vertical) Arrange (entries []tomo.LayoutEntry, width, height int) {
 	if layout.Pad {
-		width  -= theme.Padding() * 2
-		height -= theme.Padding() * 2
+		width  -= theme.Margin() * 2
+		height -= theme.Margin() * 2
 	}
 	freeSpace := height
 	expandingElements := 0
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (layout Vertical) Arrange (entries []tomo.LayoutEntry, width, height int) {
 			freeSpace -= entryMinHeight
 		}
 		if index > 0 && layout.Gap {
-			freeSpace -= theme.Padding()
+			freeSpace -= theme.Margin()
 		}
 	}
 	expandingElementHeight := 0
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ func (layout Vertical) Arrange (entries []tomo.LayoutEntry, width, height int) {
 	
 	x, y := 0, 0
 	if layout.Pad {
-		x += theme.Padding()
-		y += theme.Padding()
+		x += theme.Margin()
+		y += theme.Margin()
 	}
 
 	// set the size and position of each element
 	for index, entry := range entries {
-		if index > 0 && layout.Gap { y += theme.Padding() }
+		if index > 0 && layout.Gap { y += theme.Margin() }
 		
 		entries[index].Position = image.Pt(x, y)
 		entryHeight := 0
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ func (layout Vertical) MinimumSize (
 		}
 		height += entryHeight
 		if layout.Gap && index > 0 {
-			height += theme.Padding()
+			height += theme.Margin()
 		}
 	}
 
 	if layout.Pad {
-		width  += theme.Padding() * 2
-		height += theme.Padding() * 2
+		width  += theme.Margin() * 2
+		height += theme.Margin() * 2
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ func (layout Vertical) FlexibleHeightFor (
 	height int,
 ) {
 	if layout.Pad {
-		width -= theme.Padding() * 2
-		height += theme.Padding() * 2
+		width -= theme.Margin() * 2
+		height += theme.Margin() * 2
 	}
 	
 	for index, entry := range entries {
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func (layout Vertical) FlexibleHeightFor (
 		}
 		
 		if layout.Gap && index > 0 {
-			height += theme.Padding()
+			height += theme.Margin()
 		}
 	}
 	return
diff --git a/theme/list.go b/theme/list.go
index 76d9e3e..faf12e3 100644
--- a/theme/list.go
+++ b/theme/list.go
@@ -41,4 +41,3 @@ var focusedOnListEntryPattern = artist.Padded {
 	Fill:   uhex(0x6e8079FF),
 	Sides:  []int { 0, 1, 0, 1 },
 }
-
diff --git a/theme/theme.go b/theme/theme.go
index fda73b4..168b25d 100644
--- a/theme/theme.go
+++ b/theme/theme.go
@@ -112,14 +112,23 @@ func FontFaceBoldItalic () font.Face {
 	return defaultfont.FaceBoldItalic
 }
 
-// Padding returns how spaced out things should be on the screen. Generally,
-// text should be offset from its container on all sides by this amount.
+// Padding returns the amount of internal padding elements should have. An
+// element's inner content (such as text) should be inset by this amount,
+// in addition to the inset returned by the pattern of its background. When
+// using the aforementioned inset values to calculate the element's minimum size
+// or the position and alignment of its content, all parameters in the
+// PatternState should be unset except for Case.
 func Padding () int {
+	return 7
+}
+
+// Margin returns how much space should be put in between elements.
+func Margin () int {
 	return 8
 }
 
 // HandleWidth returns how large grab handles should typically be. This is
 // important for accessibility reasons.
 func HandleWidth () int {
-	return Padding() * 2
+	return 16
 }