56961 Screenshot Generator/Uploader

Needed is an application (APP) which allows a user to create a screenshot of a selected screen area from the users desktop and upload the screenshot to a webserver. Flow: Step 0: User starts APP and configures APP (see DIALOG 1) Step 1: APP is in wait state (tray icon) Step 2: User activates the screenshot procedure (Step 3 through 7) with a hotkey (see HOTKEY) Step 3: One of a) User selects a rectangular screen area with his mouse b) User presses the enter key to reselect the previous selected area (or whole screen if no previous selected area exists) c) User presses the F2 key to select the whole screen Step 4: APP creates jpeg image (see IMAGE) from screenshot Step 5: User acknowledges an upload-dialogbox (see DIALOG 2) Step 6: APP uploads IMAGE to the webserver (see URL, UPLOAD) Step 7: APP signals the completion/failure of the upload process a) On success: by an acoustic signal (SIGNAL 1) b) On failure: by an acoustic signal (SIGNAL 2) and a messagebox (MSGBOX 1). On selection of "Retry" goto Step 5 Step 8: APP resumes wait state (goto Step 1) Details: APP: the application itself DIALOG 1: A dialog to configure a) HOTKEY (see below) b) PASSWORD (see below) c) Proxy (default should be preset from internet settings) d) jpeg compression (default should be 80%) e) Acoustic signals on/off (default should be 'On') HOTKEY: A configurable key combination with which to initiate the screenshot procedure PASSWORD: A password needed to authentificate APP to the webserver (see UPLOAD) IMAGE: jpeg image of screenshot (uses configured compression) DIALOG 2: "Upload this screenshot to xyz?" ("Yes", "No"), with options for jpeg compression and PASSWORD URL: hard coded url/script UPLOAD: HTTP file upload (POST) with some additional parameters (e.g. PASSWORD, dimensions of IMAGE). SIGNAL 1: An acoustic signal for success SIGNAL 2: An acoustic signal for failure MSGBOX 1: A simple "Retry", "Abort" messagebox giving the reason for failure (e.g. wrong password). Additional features - The APP tray icon must give access to a configuration dialog (see DIALOG 1) - store in registry the following configurations: a) HOTKEY b) proxy c) jpeg compression d) Acoustic signals on/off Requirements: - must be compatible to Windows98 through XP - UI language: English (first, other languages later) - all language dependent strings/images/etc. must be in one resource file - open source compiler/linker (gcc or similar) - DOS shell command line editable, compilable and linkable - make file which accepts a) parameter for URL (see above) to be compiled into executable b) language parameter (DE, US, GB, F, etc.) to select according resource file - please no IDE-dependent projekt - please no license-requiring libraries - please no MFC or similar - documented code - small and lean both in source and executable