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8  <h1>A central content type catalog for Eclipse</h1>  <h1>A central content type catalog for Eclipse</h1>
9  <p><font size="-1">Last modified: April 6th, 2004</font> </p>  <p><font size="-1">Last modified: May 12th, 2004</font> </p>
10  <p><cite><strong>Plan item description:</strong> Content-type-based editor lookup.  <p><cite><strong>Plan item description:</strong> Content-type-based editor lookup.
11    The choice of editor is currently based on file name pattern. This is not very    The choice of editor is currently based on file name pattern. This is not very
12    flexible, and breaks down when fundamentally different types of content are    flexible, and breaks down when fundamentally different types of content are
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138    about an arbitrary stream of bytes. These information are filled partially by    about an arbitrary stream of bytes. These information are filled partially by
139    the platform and partially by the content describer elected (if any).</p>    the platform and partially by the content describer elected (if any).</p>
140  <h3>Conflict resolution</h3>  <h3>Conflict resolution</h3>
141  <p>Content types are managed by the platform but, except for a few cases, plug-ins  <p>Content types are managed by the platform but plug-ins
142    are in charge of contributing content types. While this provides good flexibility,    are in charge of contributing content types. While this provides good flexibility,
143    it also opens oportunities for conflicts. There are a few scenarios where conflicts    it also opens oportunities for conflicts. There are a few scenarios where conflicts
144    may arise:</p>    may arise:</p>

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