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260    <li>What are content type aliases?    <li>What are content type aliases?
261      <p>When a content type is marked as an alias for another content type (due      <p>When a content type is marked as an alias for another content type (due
262        to a file spec conflict), all of its properties are ignored, and any associations        to a file spec conflict), all of its properties are ignored, and any associations
263        with it will actually be made on the target type.</li>        with it will actually be made on the target type.</p></li>
264    <li>What are aliases for?    <li>What are aliases for?
265      <p>It is a mechanism to prevent conflicts. When multiple plugins contribute      <p>It is a mechanism to prevent conflicts. When multiple plugins contribute
266        content types associated with the same file specs, we have a conflict. Conflicts        content types associated with the same file specs, we have a conflict. Conflicts
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299    </li>    </li>
300    <li>How does a client figure out whether a given file is a text file or not?    <li>How does a client figure out whether a given file is a text file or not?
301      <p>The proposed approach is to check if the file's content type is a kind      <p>The proposed approach is to check if the file's content type is a kind
302        of the "org.eclipse.core.runtime.text" content type, which is intended to        of the &quot;org.eclipse.core.runtime.text&quot; content type, which is
303        be the ancestor for all text oriented content types. If it turns out to        intended to be the ancestor for all text oriented content types. If it turns
304        be a very frequent idiom, we might consider proving a convenience API to        out to be a very frequent idiom, we might consider proving a convenience
305        do that.</p>        API to do that.</p>
306    </li>    </li>
307    <li>Do content types have to contribute content describers?    <li>Do content types have to contribute content describers?
308      <p> No, although if the file has a identifiable signature/format, it is recommended,      <p> No, although if the file has a identifiable signature/format, it is recommended,
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