Do the books cover D7?
Director in a Nutshell is completely updated for D7. Lingo in a Nutshell was released prior to D7 and covers up through Director 6.5, but the vast majority of the material also applies to Director 7. Many of the “new” features in D7 appeared first in D6.5, and I cover those in great detail in both books. Director in a Nutshell also covers a lot of Lingo, including most of the new Lingo in D7. See here for more details on D7 coverage. A D7 update to Lingo in a Nutshell may take some time. However, I will provide substantial on-line updates to the book to address D7-related issues. When a D7 version of Lingo in a Nutshell comes out, O’Reilly has a book upgrade policy. If you want me to write a separate book covering just the new features in D7, please let me know.