When starting, eeschema always read the kicad.pro template file (even if it is not necessary), and after, read the .pro local project file, if exists.
Therefore, you have to modify the kicad.pro template file which is also used when creating new projects.
kicad.pro template file is expected to be a suitable config file.
When starting, eeschema always read the kicad.pro template file (even if it is not necessary), and after, read the .pro local project file, if exists.
Therefore, you have to modify the kicad.pro template file which is also used when creating new projects.
kicad.pro template file is expected to be a suitable config file.