Overly ordered lists. We're #1! All of us!

Question

Hi all;
This is a simple problem (I think) but I can't figure it out. I'm trying to do a simple numbered list in Structured Frame XML, to the tune of ....
[ol]
[li]Put your hands into the protective gloves[/li]
[li]Grab the chip[/li]
[li]Dip the chip into sulferic acid to clean it[/li]
[/ol]
But Frame 8 keeps formatting this with "1". Like...
>1. Put your hands into the protective gloves
>1. Grab the chip
>1. Dip the chip into sulferic acid to clean it
Despite the fact that my EDD separates "format rules for first paragraph in element" from the normal "Text format rules", it looks like items #2 onwards always get trapped as the "first item" in the list.
Here's the relevant part of my EDD.
Element (Container):  li
         Format rules for first paragraph in element
             If context is ol
                 count ancestors named: ol,ul
                          If level is:1
                              Use paragraph format: ListNumFirst
                          If level is:2
         Text format rules
             If context is ol
                count ancestors name: ol,ul
                          If level is:1
                              Use paragraph format: ListNumNext
                          If level is:2
Any help is much appreciated. Thanks!
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Answer 1

Hi Janice,<br /><br />The problem is almost certainly due to the location of the TableTitle. The {first} rule is checking that &lt;TableTitle> is the first child element in &lt;Table>. This may always be true, so all tables are #1.<br /><br />The way to solve this problem is quite simple. In most cases the autonumbering does not need to be told when to start at 1. You will either have one continuous numbering stream through an entire book, or restart the numbering at each chapter.<br /><br />I would use a rule for TableTitle such as <br /><br />Text format rules <br />    1. In all contexts. <br />            Numbering properties <br />                Autonumber format: T:Table <n+>: <br /><br />You can then use the numbering properties dialog to control whether the numbering sequence restarts at each chapter, or not.<br /><br />Please note the T: prefix on the autonumber this keeps the table numbering separate from any other sequence.<br /><br />I hope this helps<br /><br />Ian<br /><br />Ian Proudfoot<br />Adobe Community Expert