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[Alan Plum <ubuntu@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This issue persists in 14.10.

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Title:
  network names with ampersands are displayed incorrectly

Status in network-manager-applet package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  When a network name contains the ampersand character, its name is not
  shown in the list. Instead the entry uses the name of the network
  coming before it in the list (or the category heading in bold if it is
  the first entry in that list).

  This problem noticeably occurs when connecting to a WLAN with an SSID
  containing an ampersand because the name of new WLAN connections
  defaults to the SSID. In order to replicate this issue manually,
  perform the following steps:

  1) Open the Network Connections dialog (Edit Connections... in the Network icon's menu).
  2) Pick an existing network connection from the list and open the Edit dialog.
  3) Change the network's name (not the SSID) to something containing an ampersand.
  4) Close and save your changes.
  5) Close the Network Connections dialog.
  6) Open the Network Connections dialog again and scroll down to where you expect the network to appear.

  What should happen: the network's name containing the ampersand should
  be displayed.

  What happens instead: the preceding entry in the list is repeated and
  the copy may appear distorted.

  Ubuntu release: 14.04.1 LTS
  Package version: network-manager 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu7

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: network-manager-gnome 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-37.64-generic 3.13.11.7
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-37-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Sat Nov 29 13:10:42 2014
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nm-connection-editor
  IfupdownConfig:
   # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-07-25 (491 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
  IpRoute:
   default via 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0  proto static 
   178.1.21.65 via 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0  src 192.168.1.26 
   192.168.1.0/24 dev wlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.1.26  metric 9
  NetworkManager.state:
   [main]
   NetworkingEnabled=true
   WirelessEnabled=true
   WWANEnabled=true
   WimaxEnabled=true
  SourcePackage: network-manager-applet
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-24 (218 days ago)
  nmcli-dev:
   DEVICE     TYPE              STATE         DBUS-PATH                                  
   eth0       802-3-ethernet    unavailable   /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1  
   wlan0      802-11-wireless   connected     /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
  nmcli-nm:
   RUNNING         VERSION    STATE           NET-ENABLED   WIFI-HARDWARE   WIFI       WWAN-HARDWARE   WWAN      
   running         0.9.8.8    connected       enabled       enabled         enabled    enabled         disabled

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