                                      (eq 'running flycheck-last-status-change))))
                  (vc-face (if (or flycheckp spacemacs-mode-line-minor-modesp)
                                face1 nil))
+                 (separator-left (intern (format "powerline-%s-%s"
+                                                 powerline-default-separator
+                                                 (car powerline-default-separator-dir))))
+                 (separator-right (intern (format "powerline-%s-%s"
+                                                  powerline-default-separator
+                                                  (cdr powerline-default-separator-dir))))
                  (lhs (append (list
                       ;; window number
-                      ;; (powerline-wave-left state-face face1)
+                      ;; (funcall separator-left state-face face1)
                       (powerline-raw (spacemacs/window-number) state-face)
-                      (powerline-wave-right state-face nil)
+                      (funcall separator-right state-face nil)
                       ;; evil state
                       ;; (powerline-raw evil-mode-line-tag state-face)
-                      ;; (powerline-wave-right state-face nil)
+                      ;; (funcall separator-right state-face nil)
                       ;; buffer name
                       (powerline-raw "%*" nil 'l)
                       (powerline-buffer-size nil 'l)
                       (powerline-buffer-id nil 'l)
                       (powerline-raw " " nil)
                       ;; major mode
-                      (powerline-wave-left nil face1)
+                      (funcall separator-left nil face1)
                       (powerline-major-mode face1 'l)
                       (powerline-raw " " face1)
-                      (powerline-wave-right face1 nil))
+                      (funcall separator-right face1 nil))
                       ;; flycheck
                       (if flycheckp
                           (list

(defun spacemacs/init-volatile-highlights ()
  (use-package volatile-highlights
    :init
    (progn 
      (volatile-highlights-mode t)
      (spacemacs//hide-lighter volatile-highlights-mode))))


  (use-package neotree
    :defer t
    :init
    (progn
      (setq neo-create-file-auto-open t
            neo-dont-be-alone t
            neo-banner-message "File Tree browser"
