List of Patches for Cocos2d iphone

Here are the solutions for the problem you may encounter when using Cocos2d-iphone with CocosBuilder Extension.

Cocos2d-iphone Version: 2.0.0
CCBReader: v3

1. CCScrollView not showing and handle touch correct if the parent position is not CGZero

• http://www.cocos2d-x.org/forums/6/topics/15600

2. CCLayerColor and CCLayerGradient cannot  show color

• http://kencoder.blogspot.hk/2013/11/fixing-ccbreader-v3-with-cocos2d-iphone.html

3. CCControl doesn't change to Disable Look when control.enable = NO

• http://kencoder.blogspot.hk/2013/11/fixing-ccbreader-v3-with-cocos2d-iphone.html

List of "Got Stuck"

This is the list of technical issue that I got stuck :

Install pecl_http on Mac (MAMP) / 18 Nov 2013 

Work around Solution: using curl function instead

More Information:

• PHP about PECL_HTTP: http://us3.php.net/manual/en/http.install.php
• CURL Usage: http://us3.php.net/manual/en/book.curl.php

PHP Not Refresh

If you are using MAMP & Php 5.5.3, and found that the php logic is not updated; Try to close the cache config; See more at here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19079089/mamp-time-between-seeing-live-changes

Fixing CCBReader v.3 with Cocos2d-iphone v2.0.0

1. Occur Exception at CCLayer

Add the “setTouchEnable” method to CCLayer(at CCLayer.m)

- (void)setTouchEnabled:(BOOL)enabled
{
     [self setIsTouchEnabled:enabled];
} 

2. Cannot see CCLayerColor properly
Add the follow code segment in CCBReader just before the code "if ([node isKindOfClass:[CCBFile class]])” in the method called "(CCNode*) readNodeGraphParent:(CCNode*)parent"

if([node isKindOfClass:[CCLayerColor class]]){
     [(CCLayerColor *)node setOpacity:255];
} 

3. Cannot see CCLayerGradient properly

Add the “init” method to CCLayerGradient  (at CCLayer.m)

- (id) init
{
     return [self initWithColor:ccc4(0, 0, 0, 255) fadingTo:ccc4(0, 0, 0, 255)];
} 

4. CCControl doesn't change to Disable Look when control.enable = NO

Problem: When CCBReader generate the ccbi, it use "3" as the disable state, but it is "4" is iOS now;

Solution: 

Place the following in "CCBReader.m" at Method "readPropertyForNode" right before "if ([node isKindOfClass:[CCBFile class]])"

// Fix for DisableState
 if ([node isKindOfClass:[CCControl class]]) {
  // the disable state value is wrong!!!!
  //  CCBReader use 3 as CCControlStateDisabled, but it is 4 in iOS now
  // Change "|3" -> "|4"
  name = [name stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@"|3" withString:@"|4"];
 }

Remark CocosBuilder is an user interface builder worth to integrate to your project; It can make your code more tidy and easy to modify later. This is the screen capture of the Demo GUI using CocosBuilder.

Fixing CCBReader problem for CCScale9Sprite

Today, when making some unit tests to check the behaviour of the CCBReader (CocosBuilder Reader); 
Found 2 issues when adding a CCScale9Sprite to the Interface;

1. Crash if the interface included a CCScale9Sprite Node:
https://github.com/cocos2d/CCBReader/issues/16

2. The CCScale9Sprite Node have a wrong opacity setting
https://github.com/cocos2d/CCBReader/issues/17

Hope this small pieces of information helps

尋找工作中的寶藏

工作佔了我們生活大部分時間，大概30～50%；假如不喜歡工作，當工作是一件苦差，那麼代表有三分一以上的時間，你是苦逼，不開心的；工作是辛苦是事實，而且我們也不能改變工作；但是我們可以改變心思，尋找工作中的寶藏和樂趣，讓生活變得喜樂健康；

這是我們能在工作找到的寶藏：

供應

大部分的工作都是有成果的，成果就可以是金錢，也可以是食物或日用品；這些也是就是我們維持自己和家人生活的東西，沒有工作，就難有這些供應，就讓生活變得困難了；

** 秘訣：當工作的時候，要感恩當刻的生活有一定保障；出糧時候，也記得興祝一番吧！

知識

工作中，為了令任務能夠達成，你的老闆或你自己會讓你會學習很多東西；這些知識，可能對你目前的生活，或下份工作有用；如果能好好地把握，這些知識和技能就是你的價值，你創業或就業的本錢了；

** 秘訣：多多整理和紀錄你工作學習了的知識或技能，當你自己回顧或準備面試，必有意外驚喜！

成就

把工作做好，就能給你成就，自己更能肯定自己，也能得到別人的認同和稱讚；不要把成就看未一件很宏大的事情；例如為公司的產品清理程序BUG, 提升品質，是一項成就；建立一個好的團隊，也是一項成就；

往往我們會忽略了我們成就，失去了那些成就帶給你的滿足感；

** 秘訣：多制定目標，並把它們達成；也可以利用社交工具（微博或Twitter)等，紀錄和分享一下；

友誼

工作中，你會跟很多人合作，那些人是和你有很多時間相處的人；在當中，你可以和你並肩作戰的人，你也可以在當中認識很多志同道合的人；
不過，人與人的關係很複雜的，未必人人能互相投緣的；
假如你的工作，沒有和你價值相同的人，其實應該考慮換換環境，碰上那些最能合作​​的伙伴；

** 秘訣：三人行必有我師，讓你的工作夥伴成為你的良師益友；

經歷神 (信耶穌的人獨有）

困難，挑戰，不可能任務；這些在工作中，必然會出現，越是高薪厚職，越常出現；
這些時候，如果我們相信神，就可以透過禱告，把事件交託給神，讓神介入，神往往給你有意外的驚喜，和給你最好的結果；有些這些寶貴的經歷，就能更確信神和他的供應，我們就能生活得更平靜安穩，不會被困難打垮，面對難處也能安然度過；

** 秘訣：應當仰望神，因他笑臉幫助我；我還要稱讚他（詩篇42:5）

結

聖經說：”六日要勞碌作你一切的工“；也說“你要吃勞碌得來的；你要享福，事情順利”；
工作是神的設計，雖然工作是付出勞力，但是同時它能帶給我們很多東西；如果單單看著
自己付出的，沒有看和吃所得的，你就可能錯過工作的樂趣了！

Again?! What's a good game?

My company and I develop games for years; We always say "good games
make good returns"; However, what is a good game? We really don't have an good answer; Actually, I was making several games last few years but they are not good enough.

While I rethink about the definition of "GOOD", I remember the games I enjoyed and loved in my life. They recall me what are the elements of a "GOOD" game!

Here they are:

• Comfortable to play
• Attractive Story or Scene
• Things to unlock
• Skill to master
• Make me great!
• Killing my time happily
• Beatable Challenges 
• Wow! That's amazing!
• My princess is waiting for me!

PS: No more explanation about the points above, it should be straight forward if you play or make games.