Hi, Mohamed,
Thanks for your interest! We're always happy to have new contributors.
As you may know, we are currently working towards LyX 2.5.0, so much of
the work being done right now is bug fixing on that release. And a good
way to get started---the way I got started---is to find some bug that
annoys you and have a go at it. You are of course welcome to ask
questions here, or on the bug tracker, about where to start looking in
the codebase for any particular bug. It can be hard to find your way
around at the beginning.
Unfortunately, there isn't really a guide to the code. I keep thinking
about writing some kind of general guide to how LyX works but just never
get around to it. You will find a file Development.lyx in the doc/
subdirectory of your LyX installation, and in the git tree, which
contains some coding guidelines we try to follow, and that will be worth
a look.
Riki
On 11/5/25 10:06 AM, Mohamed Raed Boukari wrote:
Dear LyX Development Team,
My name is Mohamed Raed Boukari, and I am a 22-year-old Electrical and
Computer Engineering student from Tunisia, currently completing my
engineering diploma at ESPRIT University, accredited by EUR-ACE/CTI.
I also hold a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from ISET
Bizerte.
I recently organized a university workshop on LyX at my former
institution (ISET Bizerte), helping final-year students use LyX for
their scientific and engineering reports.
The department later shared this event officially on its page, which
made me even more motivated to give back to the LyX community.
I use LyX extensively for scientific writing, conference papers, and
academic reports, and I would like to contribute to the project —
particularly in areas such as:
*
Improving or translating documentation,
*
Testing and user feedback,
*
or possibly creating templates for academic reports.
I would be grateful for your guidance on how to start contributing
effectively.
Please let me know which area would be most useful for the team at the
moment.
Thank you for developing such an amazing tool that helps researchers
and students worldwide.
I would be honored to take part in its improvement.
Warm regards,
*Mohamed Raed Boukari*
Engineering Student – ESPRIT University, Tunisia
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/medraedboukari
GitHub: https://github.com/medraedboukari
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