[ale] help forcing Ubuntu NOT to scramble my screen resolution

[Ron Frazier]

I have an interesting situation that I need help with.  I am running 
Ubuntu 10.04.  I have a laptop with a screen resolution of 1280 x 800.  
I have a desktop monitor with a max resolution of 1280 x 1024.  So, 
coincidentally, the horizontal resolution of the monitor is the same as 
the laptop.  I have an Iogear KVM switch that I use to switch the 
desktop monitor from my desktop computer to my laptop.

In Windows, when I connect the laptop to the KVM and switch to the 
desktop monitor, I am still able to output a 1200 x 800 image, and 
maintain aspect ratio, on the desktop monitor.  Therefore, the desktop 
monitor displays a replica of the laptop image, with black bars at the 
top and bottom.

However, when I'm running Ubuntu, and I connect the laptop to the KVM 
and switch over to the desktop monitor, Ubuntu decides that the maximum 
resolution is now 1024 x 768 instead of 1200 x 800.  It resizes my 
windows and scrambles my icons, which drives me insane.  So, how do I 
force Ubuntu to output 1280 x 800, regardless of what it THINKS the 
monitor is capable of.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Ron

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