Download ACIDE alpha version from above, decompress it, and execute the jar file. As released, this system is preconfigured with a sample project for MS Windows and its command shell (cmd.exe).
Typically, to configure ACIDE to work with any given system:
First: Configure the shell (Configuration -> Shell) and select the executable of the system shell (interpreter, compiler, database, ...) (e.g., C:\winnt\system32\cmd.exe), its working directory (if any), the quit command (e.g., exit), and whether the shell echoes user inputs (as, e.g., for the Windows operating system shell).
Second: Configure the toolbar (Configuration -> Toolbar) for adding new commands that can be executed from the icons in the toolbar. Give a toolbar icon name (e.g., type), the command that will be executed (e.g., type $activeFile$, which stands for executing the command type followed by the name of the selected file in the multifile editor), a help text if desired (e.g., Command for typing the current file), a file image (if desired). The icons in a toolbar can be saved as a list (Save list) and loaded afterwards (Load list).
Third: Configure or load the (programming) language for syntax colouring (Configuration -> Lexical), and file extension associations (e.g., bat). Currently, parsing is included but it cannot be applied.
Fourth: Try to open a file and check whether the syntax is highlighted and whether you can submit your commands to the shell clicking your buttons (e.g., type).
