Hi Clang,

You probably can't *fully* automatize it... but you probably can come close.

I just played around, and maybe it's easiest to use regular (outline)
numbering, and put the autoshape inline right after the number.
You can use an advance field in front of the autoshape so it slips to the
left, say { advance \x2 }.
You'll have to play with the horizontal position \x.

If the autoshape is transparent (not filled), you should still see the
number.

Set the style so the line spacing (in Format > Paragraph) is "exact" rather
than "single", so that the autoshape doesn't mess up the line spacing.

Select the autoshape and use "Format > Font > Spacing tab > Position" to
lower or raise the shape as needed.

After the Autoshape, you can probably use a tab stop to jump to the old
indent position where you want the text to start.

If you select the advance field, autoshape, and the tab, you can define a
formatted AutoCorrect for it. You might not see the selected stuff in the
dialog, but it seems to work all right.

Regards,
Klaus