Currently, OpenOffice has two standard word-processing features: the ability to
insert automatically-expanded cross-references ("Xref") to a text anchor, and
the ability to create numbered lists with sublisting.

For convenience, here is a simple list I will use to explain my problem:

1. List item 1
    a. List item 1(a)
         i. List item 1(a)(i)
    b. List item 1(b)
2. List item 2

To the left of each list item text (eg, "List item 1") is the list
iterator ("1."). So we get:

Iterator   ->      Text
--------       ---------------            
1.             List item 1
a.             List item 1(a)
i.             List item 1(a)(i)
b.             List item 1(b)
2.             List item 2

Currently the list iterator is not treated as part of editable
text. However list styles may be applied, including style properties
for iterators (font, numbering, identation and the like).

My problem is that *iterators cannot be used as anchors* for the
purpose of cross-referencing. This makes cross-referencing almost
useless in situations where the document is in the form of a
list with sublists; such as a legal document.

Returning to my example above, I cannot do this (apologies for
my pseudo-markup):

<anchor id="1">1.</anchor> List item 1
    a. List item 1(a)
         <anchor id="1(a)(i)">i.</anchor> List item 1(a)(i)
    b. List item 1(b)
2. List item 2

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.
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16. The fooing of bars is forbidden, unless authorisation has
been granted under Section <xref id="1(a)(i)" /> of this
agreement.


The ability to cross-reference list iterators would be extremely
handy for legal usage; as it is I am forced to do all my xrefs
by hand.

I have entered this as an enhancement, as it would I presume build
on current xref code. It may require a change in the file format,
and it may break older versions.