Can you make it so I have the option to send bids input using the new bid window appear in raid or guild chat instead of just whispering the LM or give the option to disable the bid window and require bids to be typed? We don't use a blind bid system and would like others to see bids instead of them having to be called out in voice coms.

There is an option for that, in the settings, in the modes there is a selection that sets where bids can come from / blind bidding / etc...