On Wed, 06 Dec 2017 09:56:06 +0100, R.Wieser wrote:

> Alister,
>
>> yet you have consistently wanted details at a more & more basic level,
>> things that even the most basic beginners guide to Linux, the raspberry
>> Pi & C programming cover at step 1
>
> God, I wished you would have mentioned the existance of such a guide ...
>  I could have followed such steps and gotten a flying start into both
> the RPi, Linux as well as GUI programming.
>
> And for the record, what DIDN'T you understand from me being a novice on
> BOTH the RPi3 AND Linux ?
>
> At the start of this thread (pretty much) all I knew was how to turn the
> thing on and browse thru the menus.
>
> ... where I discovered Geany and, with the help of google, "wrote" my
> first 'hello world' C program and ran it from the CLI -- as Geany has a
> problem which blocked its F5 (execute) from functioning properly. :-(
>
> Yes, I stumbled in *every* pitfall there is, simply because *having* a
> device does not come with/automaticaly gives you the knowledge needed to
> operate it.  Why the **** do you think that I visited this newsgroup ?
> For a cup of tea perhaps ?
>
>> you last rant now confirms my suspicion that this is nothing more than
>> an extended troll
>
> I think *you* are fuckwad, either trolling me, or not being able to
> remember your own tentative steps on both subjects.   Or maybe you
> simply skipped that by having been spoonfed it (teacher, knowledgable
> friend).
>
> I though I could get some basic help in starting with the thing here
> (evading common pitfals).  Instead I get dinged for not already knowing
> what to do or where to start.
>
> Just a question: If someone posting here already has to know what he's
> doing than 1) why whould he post here, 2) what is the reason for this
> newsgroup ? Just to chit-chat- about all the knowledge every one of you
> guys already have ?  Must be getting boring rather quickly than ...
>
> Regards,
> Rudy Wieser

Think what you like
I will continue to post helpfully advice when I can.
I in that spirit I think you need to learn to walk (follow basic RPi
guides & command line apps) before trying to run (Gui programming,
something I have still not tackled except in python)





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