Dear LyX Developers,
I am writing this e-mail for a couple of reasons. First, I wanted to generally say thank you for creating a fantastic program. LyX is my favorite writing environment. It was my first introduction to LaTeX and the concept of "WYSIWYM" editing. Each iteration of the program brings it closer to a more or less perfect tool (if such a thing can be said to exist). I particularly like the "collaborative" features and version control integration that appeared somewhere between versions 1.5 and 1.6. For the past few months, I've been teaching myself Python and C++ and I've finally arrived at a point where I can contribute to OpenSource projects. As a result, I would love to help with LyX development in any way I can. In particular, there are a few features I would love to develop (either as plug-ins/extensions or part of the main program). However, I do not know how such features are proposed to the developer community at large. What is the best way to go about this? At the moment, I am actually composing a brief proposal that explains the "vision" and why I think said features would be a solid addition to the existing LyX set. LyX is a fantastic program and I am deeply grateful for the years of work that many of you have provided to make it so. Best Regards, Rob Oakes
