Also adding a comment from Scorpio that adds to this conversation in another thread:

He mentioned he does not use the auto-numbering because he is often working updating existing projects, and does not want to change all the numbers everywhere.  I thought that the update a specific item tool would help his process as well, as he would be able to make use of the feature, but only apply it specifically where he would like to.

I am not a software expert, but i did download the code and thought I saw provisions for updating as you described De-Backer!  I appreciate you checking into it!

Problem I'm trying to solve:
   It seems auto-numbering only works when dragging in a new element without the ability to change it afterwards.   I frequently find myself accidentally using the wrong numbering scheme causing the numbering sequence to index unintentionally.  The next number to be used is only visible in the menu several screens away, which is cumbersome to manage if creating many elements.  Lastly I find I frequently need to renumber elements due the design evolving in the process with the only way to do so is deleting and re-adding the element, then recreating the wiring connections.

Hoping to Achieve:
1. Another place to set autonumbering with quick access and visibility
2. Ability to re-number an already placed element by clicking the renumber tool and then clicking the element to be re-numbered.

I was hoping to contribute a useful concept if the team, or if I may be mis-understanding the auto-numbering tool as it exists and there is already a way to re-number existing elements.

Greetings!

I'm well into my first project with QElectroTech and appreciate your work so much!

I wanted to share a concept for autonumbering that could help streamline the workflow. 
https://i.ibb.co/RHSk0sT/Autonumber-Concept.png

Is there the ability to do something like this already in the program?