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[Gaurav Juvekar <gauravjuvekar@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I'm basing this patch on my experience and that shown in some beginner youtube videos (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfC7R_rTocs was the first link when I googled for 'kicad make new symbol').
The approach to making a new symbol generally is:
1. Open a lib and make a new symbol
2. Place pins in a rectangularish manner
3. Draw a box around it
4. Fill in the properties (name / description)
5. Save it in the lib

Any hassles in making a (usual black-box rectangularish symbol) KLC compliant could be reduced if a 100 mil grid was the default since step 2 would not require too much careful counting of 50 mil dots. For more complex symbol shapes, a finer grid can be selected as usual.

Even if the contributor didn't read the KLC before designing the symbol, that's one less rule that they are likely to violate.

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Regards,
Gaurav Juvekar