Dreamweaver CS4 Code Letter Spacing Issue

Hello,
I am currently running Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 on my Macbook Pro. We use it on a daily basis to keep our corporate website up-to-date. During the past few weeks, we have developed a very odd issue in the DW code editing pane. The letter spacing is completely off, which is odd considering that the font is monospaced. A large space will appear between characters even though no space is actually there. I have included a screenshot below of some new code I recently entered. Notice the space between the form names and the apostrophes. It appears as though there is one space between the name and the apostrophe, however there is none. The code still works fine, but this becomes very frustrating when attempting to enter new code.
I should also mention that none of my code developed prior to approximately two weeks ago has been effected. Only when I attempt to enter new code is the spacing effected.
Is this a known issue? Any ideas of what could be going on?
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Jon

Oh, you're welcome!
I know, so many of these things you don't find with a cursory review of menu-items and preferences. Then when you need them, you might not have noticed them first time through.
That's one reason I like the Forums: you learn things you didn't know you needed to know...
I've noticed that system fonts change from system to system, and sometimes you "lose" a font when you go to a new computer.
Best,
Beth

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