    ;; True if the home buffer should respond to resize events. (default t)
    dotspacemacs-startup-buffer-responsive t
 
+   ;; Default major mode for a new empty buffer. Possible values are mode
+   ;; names such as `text-mode'; and `nil' to use Fundamental mode.
+   ;; (default `text-mode')
+   dotspacemacs-new-empty-buffer-major-mode 'text-mode
+
    ;; Default major mode of the scratch buffer (default `text-mode')
    dotspacemacs-scratch-mode 'text-mode
 

   ;; (default t)
   dotspacemacs-colorize-cursor-according-to-state t

   ;; Default font, or prioritized list of fonts. `powerline-scale' allows to
   ;; quickly tweak the mode-line size to make separators look not too crappy.
   dotspacemacs-default-font '("Source Code Pro"
                               :size 13
                               :weight normal

   dotspacemacs-smooth-scrolling t

   ;; Control line numbers activation.
   ;; If set to `t', `relative' or `visual' then line numbers are enabled in all
   ;; `prog-mode' and `text-mode' derivatives. If set to `relative', line
   ;; numbers are relative. If set to `visual', line numbers are also relative,
   ;; but lines are only visual lines are counted. For example, folded lines
   ;; will not be counted and wrapped lines are counted as multiple lines.
   ;; This variable can also be set to a property list for finer control:
   ;; '(:relative nil
   ;;   :visual nil
   ;;   :disabled-for-modes dired-mode
   ;;                       doc-view-mode
   ;;                       markdown-mode
