Apologies if this has been requested before, I did a quick search and couldn't find anything specifically like this.
I guess SABnzbd runs on a Tomcat/Jetty server? Could the web interface not be updated to use Comet / Reverse AJAX techniques and thus make it a fully live interface? See http://www.gpokr.com/ for an example of how it works.
Web Interface - Comet / Reverse AJAX
Re: Web Interface - Comet / Reverse AJAX
SABnzbd has it's own internal webserver (CherryPy).
The next release will have a full json/xml API, so that it's easier to create an alternative UI.
The rest of your advise I leave to our webUI team, since that's all beyond me
The next release will have a full json/xml API, so that it's easier to create an alternative UI.
The rest of your advise I leave to our webUI team, since that's all beyond me

