Additional key bindings for NeoTree

• Add neotree-select-next-sibling and neotree-select-previous-sibling on L and H.
• Hide/Show hidden files is now on s

NeoTree, Upgrade, Version, Scala, Themes, Banners, Fixes and Tweaks

• Revamped NeoTree for a slick lightweight filetree browsing experience. See documentation for details on how to use the new NeoTree.
• Version of Spacemacs in now displayed in the startup buffer. The version can be echoed at any time with function spacemacs/display-and-copy-version.
• New button on the Spacemacs startup buffer: Update Spacemacs. For now it only updates the ELPA packages (thanks to ralesi)
• Lots of tweaks for scala layer. Add support for flycheck linting, better ensime integration (thanks to chrisbarrett)
• Add support for hi2 in haskell layer (thanks to chrisbarrett)
• All base16 themes are now supported. For instance to add the tomorrow base16 variant: add base16-tomorrow to your dotspacemacs-default-theme variable.
• New banners directory. By default Spacemacs will randomly choose a banner to display. The behavior of banner display can be tweaked with the variable dotspacemacs-startup-banner, more info in the dosctring for this variable. You can now contribute banners!
• Use Magit built-in auto-completion based on ido instead of helm (thanks to bonega)
• New key bindings SPC f r for recently opened file selection (thanks to danielwuz)
• Better install instruction for the haskell layer (thanks to endrebak)
• Fix missing parenthesis on code snippets in documentation (thanks to bebound)

Battery info, Banners, Ensime, alternate buffer

• Support for multiple banners, by default a randomly chosen banner is displayed. This behavior can be tweaked with the variable dotspacemacs-startup-banner, see documentation. This feature allows users to contribute new banners, see guidelines.
• The battery info in the mode-line has been reworked, the duplicate information has been fixed and the face and text info are more accurate.
• Alternate buffer key binding has been revert to SPC TAB (note that SPC b b still work) (thanks to danielwuz)
• For Scala developers and company users, Ensime should now work with company (thanks to chrisbarrett)
• New template for layer READMEs and update of the contribution guidelines for layers (basically I removed the paragraph about maintainer).
• Add a FAQ about powerline separators
• Add a note about emacs server in emacs-mac-port (thanks to hunner)

Better Haskell support and lots of tweaks and fixes

• Revamped haskell layer with loads of consistent key bindings and tweaks (thanks to bjarkevad)
• New key bindings in auctex layer (thanks to bjarkevad)
• Update AutoHotkey layer, fix bugs, improve indentation, update ahk mode to 1.5 (thanks to ralesi)
• Improvements to mode-line lighters, it is now possible to choose between ASCII characters or Unicode symbols with the variable dotspacemacs-mode-line-unicode-symbols, see documentation
• Add handlebars/hbs to web-mode file types (thanks to avendael)
• Fixes for company-mode for C/C++ (6aefba2) (thanks to tux4life)
• Fix SPC key not working in org buffers when windows-scripts layer is enabled (thanks to ralesi)
• Add cache locations for more packages (thanks to ralesi)
• Add additional items to savehist (thanks to ralesi)
• Enable eldoc in elisp buffers (thanks to ralesi)
• Add evil-indent-textobject to spacemacs layer, see documentation (thanks to ralesi)
• Add flycheck toggle key binding and move its key bindings under SPC e prefix, see documentation (thanks to ralesi)
• Add key bindings to split and focus new windows, SPC w S and SPC w V (thanks to bjarkevad)
• Add key bindings for quick access to more magit buffers, see documentation (thanks to ralesi)
• Add key bindings to move between git hunks, stage or revert them directly in the buffer, see documentation (thanks to ralesi)
• Move guide-key key binding toggle on SPC t k and change the lighter from G to K (G is reserved for golden-ratio)
• Fix go to init helm action in helm-spacemacs
• Better wording for FAQ number 5 (thanks to hunner)
• New spacemacs banner

Hotfix for required pre-extensions variable

Hotfix for error: Symbol's value as variable is void: xxx-pre-extensions

Hotfix for error when a layer does not exist

Hotfix for error: Wrong type argument: listp, (Spacemacs) Warning: layer xxx does not exist in dir nilxxx/!

Hotfix for `git-enable-github-support` error

Hotfix for git-enable-github-support preventing helm-spacemacs from getting the list of all packages.

helm-spacemacs and tweaks

• helm-spacemacs is here! Try it with SPC f e h. Look for a layer or a package and press TAB to see the list of possible actions (not much for now)
• Use emmet as yasnippet source in javascript layer (thanks to danielwuz)
• Switching back and forth between two buffers in now on SPC b b (thanks to rphillips)
• SPC TAB will now toggle neotree filetree (thanks to rphillips)
• Disable evil fine undo
• Improvements to README.md in the Batteries included section (thanks to nwolfe)

major mode leader key, fixes

• New major mode leader key on , by default. Pressing this leader key is the same thing as pressing <SPC> m. The key can be customized with the variable dotspacemacs-major-mode-leader-key. See documentation (thanks to danielwuz)
• Fix git-gutter with line number enabled (thanks to oppenlander)
• Fix git-gutter in terminal
• Fix loading of tern auto-completion in javascript layer (thanks to oppenlander)
• Attempt to fix #298 by removing undo-tree auto saving of history

Hotfix for key-chord.el error

Hotfix for key-chord.el error due to emacswiki.org being down