it's a very stupid default behavior. I've experienced this on archlinux too, so it's probably a gnome upstream modification. My screen doesn't support some default resolution in 800x600, so switching to it will make the screen black, without confirmation.
-- Screennresolution applet no longer asks for confirmation of new resolution settings https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/279569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
