Well, it is here: http://www.xfce.org/about/news/?post=1295136000

The above beat me to it. :-P

and packages for -current are done: http://connie.slackware.com/~rworkman/xfce-4.8/ :-)

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Thank You Very Much!

So it's finally here, have anyone tried out?
And when to expect XFCE 4.8 in Slackware-current?

XFCE 4.8 and KDE 4.6 are not going to be in the next release. You'll have to wait until after the release of Slackware 13.2.

Eric

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I was thinking that a new version of Slackware is almost ready to launch. But I'm happy to see that XFCE 4.8 and KDE 4.6 are in the plans to new Slackware 14 or something

Thanks Robby. Works like charm. The only problem I had was that it didn't automatically generate the menu file (~/local/menus/xfce-applications.menu) but I took if from another system.

Finally Thunar has got network capabilities!!!

And you see shared folders from Windows systems?

Thanks!

Well, I don't have a window system but, yes, you could I guess. I've tested it with ftp and ssh.

Thanks Robbie! Been running it for a few hours now, no issues to report.

Thanks.. using it too on my workstation.

My problem: Some Icons in the desktop are missing, but it still works when i double click on it.

Any thoughts?

Folks, please make sure you read Robbie's NOTES file. It's ... it's ... well, just read it

http://connie.slackware.com/~rworkman/xfce-4.8/NOTES

bah, does this mean were going to end up with those stupid little ~/.gvfs mountpoints as seen on other gnome systems such as fedora? I hate them.

Well, there are a few "hiccups."
The panel configuration is driving me crazy as I can't get the items on the panel where I want them positioned, i.e., they all crowd to the left. I've saved the panel, but on each boot up the message appears that there is no default panel and do I to 'execute' whatever...
The panel plug-ins I like won't work and one or two other minor problems.
With all the 'junk' for policy kit, etc., that has been added it is now using about as much memory as kde (4.95) just to run the default screen (without the evil triplets, of course).
It is a holiday here and I've spent the last 4 hours tinkering with Xfce 4.8 and still can't get the desktop to where I liked it with 4.62, but, what the heck, there is the rest of the day.