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Save As Template Enhancements

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Description

Current 'save-as-template' apearently just resave the project as mmp, but renamed *.mpt

I propose a dialog that would allow the user to remove or preserve chosen project elements.
User should be able to create a template, using check-mark dialog, **without** any or all

![image](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/6345473/6731833/2840a8b2-ce1e-11e4-8b93-b0ef3aa76660.png)
- Note-blocks
- Automation-blocks
- song-editor-BB-blocks
- BB-editor-patterns

Default i think _everything_ in a project should be _directly saved_ in the template. This would make the exclude process 100% _active_ -Eg the user should not be able to 'loose' any element, if he hasent explicit chosen to exclude specific project-elements.
If user choose to exclute _all_, the user should only create a template with the existing instrument-presets, nothing else.

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Research direction

Start by examining the current save-as-template entry point and how project elements are written to the renamed .mpt file. Review the listed note blocks, automation blocks, song-editor BB blocks, and BB-editor patterns. Done means a dialog lets users explicitly preserve or exclude these elements while retaining instrument presets when all are excluded.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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