I suggest gschem to have extra feature in automatic component naming: possibility to add some number (typically 100) to all components of the given type, without actually autorenaming them. This is handy when someone needs to integrate an existing module into a bigger project.
Renaming would cause him a lot of work in rewriting all mentions to components in technical notes and building guides. This way he can just add 100 to all references and he easily avoids two components with the same refdes in the design without tedious rewriting of documentation (cross-looking up every component with a pair of printed out schematic in hand). CL<
