Name a new component in a library that already exist

Hi everyone !

I am a new user of KiCAD and i just notice something weird when i create my first library in the component editor.

I create a component named TLC555 however this name is already used in another library.

So when I drop my component in Eeschema it choose the component of the other library instead of mine.

Does it happen to one of you ? Is it a normal issue ?

Thank

For symbols the name must be unique over all libs. More details:

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Move your personal library to the top of the search list.

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Thank you for the information !