[Bug 1007202] [NEW] SSID names displayed as ASCII in network management applet

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Public bug reported:

Sytem info:
1) Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
2) 0.9.0.1-0ubuntu2
3&4:
SSIDs which contain non-ASCII characters typically use UTF-8 encoding and most WiFi management tools/clients interpret them as such. KDE's network management widget should also assume UTF-8 or the locale's configured encoding rather than ASCII for SSIDs.

Test case:
1. Create WiFi network with a eurosign in the name (using hostapd - add/change "ssid=Internet 5€/10 min." into a config file).
2. Scan for available networks (sudo iw dev wlan0 scan) and verify the advertised SSID:
 SSID: Internet 5\xe2\x82\xac/10 min.
3. Observe the list of available networks in plasma's network manager widget.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: plasma-widget-networkmanagement 0.9.0.1-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jun  1 00:28:48 2012
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120423)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 TERM=xterm
 LANG=sk_SK.UTF-8
 LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: networkmanagement
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120423)
Package: plasma-widget-networkmanagement 0.9.0.1-0ubuntu2
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 TERM=xterm
 LANG=sk_SK.UTF-8
 LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic 3.2.16
Tags:  precise
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

** Affects: plasma-widget-networkmanagement (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug apport-collected precise

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  SSID names displayed as ASCII in network management applet

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