IChat fonts driving me CRAZY!!!

It's probably not such a huge deal but i just can't understand why it's happening.
When I try to change the font in iChat it won't change! I select a different font in the list, the window shows the font, the text in the window changes to the font selected, and then as soon as I start typing another line it reverts back to a font that isn't even listed. So far I've:
- made sure the desired font is in the HD>Library>Fonts
- deleted all iChat preferences
- again reinstalled the desired font.
Nothing works, and what's even weirder is that the desired font works perfectly for incoming text.
any help?
thanks,
j

Hi Jules,
This is not a problem I have had. I do not even have this Font to try ad replicate the problem.
Anyone else have this Font or this problem ?
You could try deleting the Font Book .plist and see if that is the problem.
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