[Bugs] #2023 HIGH: use "nm_utils_ssid_to_utf8" from libnm to handle the guessing of the AP name (was: non-UTF-8 SSIDs not rendered in Neighbourhood)

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#2023: use  "nm_utils_ssid_to_utf8" from libnm to handle the guessing of the AP
name
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    Reporter:  cgaray  |          Owner:  tch                
        Type:  defect  |         Status:  assigned           
    Priority:  High    |      Milestone:  0.98               
   Component:  sugar   |        Version:  0.84.x             
    Severity:  Major   |       Keywords:  sugar-love dextrose
Distribution:          |   Status_field:  Needinfo           
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Changes (by erikos):

  * milestone:  0.90 => 0.98


Old description:

> In Spanish the accents causes malfunctions. For instance: XO would show
> access point SSID as blank as a result from the SSID containing an accent
> like "Asunción". Browse wont download files from the XS with filenames
> containing accents like "germinación".
>
> Tested with:
>
> 0.82 ensamble/build 801
> 0.84 ensamble/build 170py
> 0.84 ensamble/build 179py

New description:

 Please see http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/11698 for the latest assesment of
 the situation. When we port the shell we would like to use
 "nm_utils_ssid_to_utf8" from libnm to handle the guessing of the AP name.

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Comment:

 Please see http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/11698 for the latest assesment of
 the situation. When we port the shell we would like to use
 "nm_utils_ssid_to_utf8" from libnm to handle the guessing of the AP name.

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Ticket URL: <http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/2023#comment:14>
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