    ;; Possible values are: `recents' `bookmarks' `projects'.
    ;; (default '(recents projects))
    dotspacemacs-startup-lists '(recents projects)
+   ;; Number of recent files to show in the startup buffer. Ignored if
+   ;; `dotspacemacs-startup-lists' doesn't include `recents'. (default 5)
+   dotspacemacs-startup-recent-list-size 5
+   ;; Default major mode of the scratch buffer (default `text-mode')
+   dotspacemacs-scratch-mode 'text-mode
    ;; List of themes, the first of the list is loaded when spacemacs starts.
    ;; Press <SPC> T n to cycle to the next theme in the list (works great
    ;; with 2 themes variants, one dark and one light)

                         leuven
                         monokai
                         zenburn)
   ;; If non nil the cursor color matches the state color.
   dotspacemacs-colorize-cursor-according-to-state t
   ;; Default font. `powerline-scale' allows to quickly tweak the mode-line
   ;; size to make separators look not too crappy.
   dotspacemacs-default-font '("Source Code Pro"
                               :size 12
                               :weight normal
                               :width normal
                               :powerline-scale 1.2)
   ;; The leader key
   dotspacemacs-leader-key "SPC"
   ;; The leader key accessible in `emacs state' and `insert state'

   dotspacemacs-command-key ":"
   ;; If non nil `Y' is remapped to `y$'. (default t)
   dotspacemacs-remap-Y-to-y$ t
   ;; Name of the default layout (default "Default")
   dotspacemacs-default-layout-name "Default"
   ;; If non nil the default layout name is displayed in the mode-line.
   ;; (default nil)
   dotspacemacs-display-default-layout nil
   ;; If non nil then the last auto saved layouts are resume automatically upon
   ;; start. (default nil)
   dotspacemacs-auto-resume-layouts nil
   ;; Location where to auto-save files. Possible values are `original' to
   ;; auto-save the file in-place, `cache' to auto-save the file to another
   ;; file stored in the cache directory and `nil' to disable auto-saving.
   ;; (default 'cache)
   dotspacemacs-auto-save-file-location 'cache
   ;; Maximum number of rollback slots to keep in the cache. (default 5)
   dotspacemacs-max-rollback-slots 5
   ;; If non nil then `ido' replaces `helm' for some commands. For now only
   ;; `find-files' (SPC f f), `find-spacemacs-file' (SPC f e s), and
   ;; `find-contrib-file' (SPC f e c) are replaced. (default nil)
   dotspacemacs-use-ido nil
   ;; If non nil, `helm' will try to minimize the space it uses. (default nil)
   dotspacemacs-helm-resize nil
   ;; if non nil, the helm header is hidden when there is only one source.
   ;; (default nil)
