Newton 2.x Q&A: What Is a Nasty Practice

What Is a Nasty Practice

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NEW: What Is a Nasty Practice (5/12/97)

Q: I get the following message printed in the NTK Inspector: "Nasty Practice #4720". What is a Nasty Practice, and where are they defined?

A: A Nasty Practice is a warning that you have attempted an operation that is unwise, unnecessary, ambiguous, invalid, or just a bad idea. Nasty Practice's have been renamed in the Newton Programmer's Reference (NPR) to View Warning Messages. Table 2-7 of the NPR describes each of the view warning messages in detail.