*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 433856 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/433856
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 433856
Display Properties sets virtual resolution too low
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Default VirtualScreen resolution too small
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/415874
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at the very least it could notify the user if a fallback to 2048x2048 was
selected and mention that xorg.conf should be changed manually if the user
thinks it is safe.
better use a black or whitelist to decide when to default to 2048
And ideally it would apply the mode change in the current X
