diff --git a/doc/source/config_options.rst b/doc/source/config_options.rst
index 23560f67..61b64499 100644
--- a/doc/source/config_options.rst
+++ b/doc/source/config_options.rst
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ foreground         See :func:`mkColor` 'd'                Default foreground col
 background         See :func:`mkColor` 'k'                Default background for :class:`GraphicsView`.
 antialias          bool                False              Enabling antialiasing causes lines to be drawn with 
                                                           smooth edges at the cost of reduced performance.
-imageAxisOrder     str                 'legacy'           For 'row-major', image data is expected in the standard row-major 
+imageAxisOrder     str                 'col-major'        For 'row-major', image data is expected in the standard row-major 
                                                           (row, col) order. For 'col-major', image data is expected in
                                                           reversed column-major (col, row) order.
                                                           The default is 'col-major' for backward compatibility, but this may
diff --git a/examples/Flowchart.py b/examples/Flowchart.py
index 86c2564b..b911cec8 100644
--- a/examples/Flowchart.py
+++ b/examples/Flowchart.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 """
 This example demonstrates a very basic use of flowcharts: filter data,
 displaying both the input and output of the filter. The behavior of
-he filter can be reprogrammed by the user.
+the filter can be reprogrammed by the user.
 
 Basic steps are:
   - create a flowchart and two plots
diff --git a/examples/ImageView.py b/examples/ImageView.py
index 514858f0..3412f348 100644
--- a/examples/ImageView.py
+++ b/examples/ImageView.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ import numpy as np
 from pyqtgraph.Qt import QtCore, QtGui
 import pyqtgraph as pg
 
-pg.setConfigOptions(imageAxisOrder='normal')
+# Interpret image data as row-major instead of col-major
+pg.setConfigOptions(imageAxisOrder='row-major')
 
 app = QtGui.QApplication([])
 
diff --git a/examples/ROItypes.py b/examples/ROItypes.py
index dd89255a..9e67ebe1 100644
--- a/examples/ROItypes.py
+++ b/examples/ROItypes.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from pyqtgraph.Qt import QtCore, QtGui
 import numpy as np
 import pyqtgraph as pg
 
-pg.setConfigOptions(imageAxisOrder='normal')
+pg.setConfigOptions(imageAxisOrder='row-major')
 
 ## create GUI
 app = QtGui.QApplication([])