To prevent this from happening, a work around I have tried is to add the following subsection in xorg.conf:
SubSection "Display" Virtual 1440 1440 <-- Max from xrandr EndSubSection -- Continuously resolution change without closing the Display Preferences UI, user will be asked to set Virtual Display https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/372547 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs