   ;; banner
   (switch-to-buffer (get-buffer-create "*spacemacs*"))
   (let ((buffer-read-only nil))
-    (insert-file-contents (concat spacemacs-core-directory "banner.txt")))
+    (insert-file-contents (concat spacemacs-core-directory "banner.txt"))
+    (spacemacs/insert-buttons))
   ;; evil and evil-leader must be installed at the beginning of the boot sequence
   (spacemacs/load-or-install-package 'evil t)
   (spacemacs/load-or-install-package 'evil-leader t)

            (setq i (1+ i))))
        (spacemacs/replace-last-line-of-buffer spacemacs-loading-text)
        (redisplay))))

of size LOADING-DOTS-CHUNK-THRESHOLD."
  (setq spacemacs-loading-counter (1+ spacemacs-loading-counter))
  (if (>= spacemacs-loading-counter spacemacs-loading-dots-chunk-threshold)
      (progn
        (setq spacemacs-loading-counter 0)
        (let ((i 0))
          (while (< i spacemacs-loading-dots-chunk-size)
