When using network-admin:
If selecting a network SSID from the drop-down box that contains an accented e character, network-admin fails to save the SSID and upon close of the dialog returns to the previous SSID selected. The following is logged in the console:
root@ubuntu:~# network-admin
(network-admin:6497): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
(network-admin:6497): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
(network-admin:6497): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
(network-admin:6497): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
(network-admin:6497): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
(network-admin:6497): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
root@ubuntu:~# network-admin
(network-admin:6664): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
(network-admin:6664): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
(network-admin:6664): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
(network-admin:6664): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
(network-admin:6664): Gtk-WARNING **: Failed to set text from markup due to error parsing markup: Error on line 2 char 21: Invalid UTF-8 encoded text - not valid '<span size="larger" weight="bold">Wireless connection</span>
<b>Essid:</b> Libert\xe9 (Wish.org.za) <b>Address:</b> dhcp'
(network-admin:6664): Gtk-WARNING **: Failed to set text from markup due to error parsing markup: Error on line 2 char 21: Invalid UTF-8 encoded text - not valid '<span size="larger" weight="bold">Wireless connection</span>
<b>Essid:</b> Libert\xe9 (Wish.org.za) <b>Address:</b> dhcp'
(network-admin:6664): Gtk-WARNING **: Failed to set text from markup due to error parsing markup: Error on line 2 char 21: Invalid UTF-8 encoded text - not valid '<span size="larger" weight="bold">Wireless connection</span>
<b>Essid:</b> Libert\xe9 (Wish.org.za) <b>Address:</b> dhcp'
root@ubuntu:~#
root@ubuntu:~#
root@ubuntu:~# network-admin
(network-admin:6774): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
(network-admin:6774): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
(network-admin:6774): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
(network-admin:6774): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
(network-admin:6774): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
(network-admin:6774): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
(network-admin:6774): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
(network-admin:6774): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
(network-admin:6774): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
(network-admin:6774): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
(network-admin:6774): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
(network-admin:6774): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
(network-admin:6774): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
(network-admin:6774): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
(network-admin:6774): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()
root@ubuntu:~#
This is with latest Gutsy 7.10 from alternate CD install, October 2007