Flex without anti-aliased font in IDE

Hi
In Flex 3 running on Mac OSX 10.5.4 is it possible to make
the font in the IDE more bitmap looking (ie without text
smoothing/anti-aliasing)? Staring at small anti-aliased fonts all
day seems to be harder on my eyes!
Thanks in advance
H

i already do have anti-aliasing turned on. black text on a white background is anti-aliased as expected. i'm trying to use white on black and the difference, while subtle, is there. since i sit in front of a terminal and program all day, i want a font and display combination that is easier on my eyes than what i'm seeing now. i'll go back to black text on light background for now, but in the long run i prefer the opposite style.
iMac Mac OS X (10.4.7)

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i already do have anti-aliasing turned on. black text on a white background is anti-aliased as expected. i'm trying to use white on black and the difference, while subtle, is there. since i sit in front of a terminal and program all day, i want a font and display combination that is easier on my eyes than what i'm seeing now. i'll go back to black text on light background for now, but in the long run i prefer the opposite style.
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>
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>
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>>>
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>
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