External HPw20 monitor & maverick

Using Maverick, my HPw20 display is not permitted to use its optimal resolution of 1680 x 1050. It's either 1600 x 1200 or 1400 x 1050. The result is awkward, squashed images.
Please advise fix for this.
BTW, I cannot use my DVI-D cable with Maverick, the Mac Mini 2010 model isn't strong enough to drive the display through this cable (HDMI port converted to DVI-D), so I have to use the display port with VGA converter. This was not necessary with Mountain Lion.

I to have had the same problem, in fact, I just posted about it a few days ago. Hopefully Apple's monitoring this forum and looking at the issue. The only solution I've found is to disable the external preview, which is quite frustrating. Just a question have your crashed happened while you're working or when you perform application switching. I've only had problems when I apple-tab to another program and then do the same to get back into Motion.

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Unfortunately, it is not running in the Mirror mode. The display with the mirror mode was even worse! But after reading the posts in the forum, I have learned how to change it to the extended display. It is better than the mirror mode, but still not good enough.
Maybe I am making a mistake comparing the external monitor with the MacBook's monitor?? There is a huge gap between the two. It is a lot darker, and the text quality is way worse.
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