[Mapserver-users] Autonumbering of labels?

[Doug]

Steve Lime wrote:

> Actually I think I know how it could be done regardless of the value of
> force. When you build the labels you could use a special string like
> %rn% to denote a draw time substitution (just like runtime substitutions
> with the CGI). Then as you plop labels on the map you could keep count
> and each label gets the value of count+1 substituted for %rn%. If a
> label isn't drawn, no biggie cause the counter doesn't go anywhere
> either. 
> 
> I wonder though if there is real value in this. What do the numbers
> really mean? I could see utility in labeling features and then
> referencing them by number elsewhere on a page (e.g. found 5 hotels
> within 10 miles of point x). However, there's no way to tie numbers to
> actual features, not with more work.
> 
> Could someone file a bug/feature request on this one so it doesn't get
> lost? I won't have time until after MUM2 to think about it.

What, specifically, is the bug/feature that you feel is worth filing? 
I'll write it, but are we talking about the general "number features" 
request or something more specific and limited?

Thanks,
Doug

P.S. Is top-reply the convention on this list?  I try to duplicate 
whatever the regulars prefer.