Screen resolution in VMware is huge

I like experimenting with Linux distributions. Since I'm using a Mac, I can only have 2 OS'es at a time installed. Wiping my Ubuntu or OS X install isn't an option, because I use them often. So I use VMware.

There are many Ubuntu deriatives. Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu, Fluxbuntu, Gobuntu, Ubuntu Studio, gOS, gNewSense, ... They all have the same base, but I like trying them all. So, I open up VMware and attach the ISO to a new VM.

Now, the problem is the autodetector for the screen resolution. In VMware, you get a huge resolution. If you only have a 1024x768 screen and the VMware screen is 1600x1200, you can bet for sure it's annoying. The menu is on top, the installer window is in the middle, and the taskbar is in the bottom. So that means, get out of vm, scroll up, get in vm, double click install, get out of vm, scroll left & down, get in vm, answer question, get out of vm, scroll down, get in vm, click next, ...

There are very easy solutions to this. As it is detectable whether the install happens in VMware, the system can prepare for this. One possible solution would be, if the vmware graphics driver is autodetected, set the resolution to 1024x768, as this is a pretty much the smallest resolution used nowadays for screens (my resolution is 1280x800). Another solution would be to put VMware tools on the CD and enable it when you are in VMware. Although putting VMware tools on the CD is better, it may be worser for some free software freaks that don't like the fact that VMware tools is closed source. And then I didn't start speaking about licensing issues.

Note: this bug also effects VirtualBox (OSE too), in case some of you think that I can "shove VMware and all my other propretairy software up my ***", like the people at Brainstorm suggest me to do... If the devs around here think the same, I would suggest giving a free hi-res screen to anyone using Ubuntu in VMware ;).