Fixes #270 Evil keybindings no longer work in *Scratch* buffer

core/spacemacs-mode.el

@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@
         (`w32 (spacemacs/set-font font 9))
         (other (spacemacs/set-font font 10)))))
   ;; banner
-  (switch-to-buffer (get-buffer-create "*spacemacs*"))
   (let ((buffer-read-only nil))
     (insert-file-contents (concat spacemacs-core-directory "banner.txt"))
     (spacemacs/insert-buttons))
@@ -106,6 +105,12 @@
   ;; motion state since this is a special mode
   (add-to-list 'evil-motion-state-modes 'spacemacs-mode))
 
+(defun spacemacs/initialize ()
+  "Create the special buffer for `spacemacs-mode' and perform startup
+initialization."
+  (switch-to-buffer (get-buffer-create "*spacemacs*"))
+  (spacemacs-mode))
+
 (defun spacemacs/load-or-install-package (pkg &optional log)
   "Load PKG package. PKG will be installed if it is not already installed.
 If LOG is non-nil a message is displayed in spacemacs-mode buffer."

init.el

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 (when (spacemacs/emacs-version-ok)
   (dotspacemacs/load)
-  (spacemacs-mode)
+  (spacemacs/initialize)
   (config-system/package.el-initialize)
   ;; Initializing configuration from ~/.spacemacs
   (dotspacemacs|call-func dotspacemacs/init)