    ;; List of items to show in startup buffer or an association list of
    ;; the form `(list-type . list-size)`. If nil then it is disabled.
    ;; Possible values for list-type are:
-   ;; `recents' `bookmarks' `projects' `agenda' `todos'.
+   ;; `recents' `recents-by-project' `bookmarks' `projects' `agenda' `todos'.
    ;; List sizes may be nil, in which case
    ;; `spacemacs-buffer-startup-lists-length' takes effect.
+   ;; The exceptional case is `recents-by-project', where list-type must be a
+   ;; pair of numbers, e.g. `(recents-by-project . (7 .  5))', where the first
+   ;; number is the project limit and the second the limit on the recent files
+   ;; within a project.
    dotspacemacs-startup-lists '((recents . 5)
                                 (projects . 7))
 
    ;; True if the home buffer should respond to resize events. (default t)
    dotspacemacs-startup-buffer-responsive t
+
+   ;; Show numbers before the startup list lines. (default t)
+   dotspacemacs-show-startup-list-numbers t
+
+   ;; The minimum delay in seconds between number key presses. (default 0.4)
+   dotspacemacs-startup-buffer-multi-digit-delay 0.4
 
    ;; Default major mode for a new empty buffer. Possible values are mode
    ;; names such as `text-mode'; and `nil' to use Fundamental mode.


   ;; Default major mode of the scratch buffer (default `text-mode')
   dotspacemacs-scratch-mode 'text-mode

   ;; Initial message in the scratch buffer, such as "Welcome to Spacemacs!"
   ;; (default nil)

   ;; (default 'evil)
   dotspacemacs-folding-method 'vimish

   ;; If non-nil and `dotspacemacs-activate-smartparens-mode' is also non-nil,
   ;; `smartparens-strict-mode' will be enabled in programming modes.
   ;; (default nil)
   dotspacemacs-smartparens-strict-mode nil

   ;; If non-nil smartparens-mode will be enabled in programming modes.
   ;; (default t)
   dotspacemacs-activate-smartparens-mode nil

   ;; If non-nil pressing the closing parenthesis `)' key in insert mode passes
   ;; over any automatically added closing parenthesis, bracket, quote, etc...
