diff --git a/examples/dialogLayout/main.go b/examples/dialogLayout/main.go
index 5a9eaf2..aa57233 100644
--- a/examples/dialogLayout/main.go
+++ b/examples/dialogLayout/main.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func run () {
 	container := containers.NewContainer(basicLayouts.Dialog { true, true })
 	window.Adopt(container)
 
-	container.Adopt(basicElements.NewLabel("you will explode", true), true)
+	container.Adopt(basicElements.NewLabel("you will explode", false), true)
 	cancel := basicElements.NewButton("Cancel")
 	cancel.SetEnabled(false)
 	container.Adopt(cancel, false)
diff --git a/examples/flow/main.go b/examples/flow/main.go
index 82bf8ed..b95b569 100644
--- a/examples/flow/main.go
+++ b/examples/flow/main.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func main () {
 }
 
 func run () {
-	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(2, 2)
+	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(192, 192)
 	window.SetTitle("adventure")
 	container := containers.NewContainer(basicLayouts.Vertical { true, true })
 	window.Adopt(container)
diff --git a/examples/label/main.go b/examples/label/main.go
index f1850f7..6e58c99 100644
--- a/examples/label/main.go
+++ b/examples/label/main.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ func main () {
 }
 
 func run () {
-	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(480, 2)
+	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(480, 360)
 	window.SetTitle("example label")
 	window.Adopt(basicElements.NewLabel(text, true))
 	window.OnClose(tomo.Stop)
diff --git a/examples/verticalLayout/main.go b/examples/verticalLayout/main.go
index 5e000b9..4667f11 100644
--- a/examples/verticalLayout/main.go
+++ b/examples/verticalLayout/main.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func main () {
 }
 
 func run () {
-	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(2, 2)
+	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(128, 128)
 	window.SetTitle("vertical stack")
 
 	container := containers.NewContainer(basicLayouts.Vertical { true, true })