Accurate, easy labeling for LaTeX references

Consider the following:

\begin{figure}
   \begin{center}
      \includegraphics[width=4.5in]{figs/flight_setheight.pdf}
      \caption{Computational flow for computing stairs.  
                  This case represents the actions on 
                  creating a new flight of stairs.}
      \label{fig:flight_setheight}
   \end{center}
\end{figure}

Bit literate labels

The \label command is one key: it reflects the file name of the figure that will be displayed.

The other key is that the figure is named semantically. At the moment, this figure is displayed as “Figure 5,” which I am sure is going to change as I add figures to the document. With a semantically meaningful figure name, I can easily label and reference the figure without engaging in wasteful calisthentics of manual counting, grepping through the document, etc.

Tables, chapters, sections, etc.

I do it this way:

\label{tab:some_table}
\label{sec:some_section}
\label{chap:some_chapter}

You get the idea.

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