Mac mail typing error

When I type in Mac Mail my cursor jumps ahead about 5-6 spaces.
Example, if I wanted to go back and make a correction to the first sentence of this post and say I inserted my cursor in front of the "s" in spaces, it would start typing in the middle of word "about".
This is about drive me bat crap crazy. I have repaired permissions, restarted over and over, rebuilt my mailbox, stood one foot and jumped around...
Is there away to trash mail preferences without having to through terminal?

Log out under the Apple in the Menu bar.
Log in with Shift key down. (This disables all login items)
If the problem goes away it's a conflict with one of your login items.
Still have issue? Restart in Safe Boot mode.
Safe boot
*  shutdown
*  start the Mac and *wait* for the startup chime to sound
*  after the sound, press and hold down the shift key
*  keep holding and *wait* until the grey  Apple logo appears
*  now release the shift key and just wait (it could take a few minutes)
*  eventually the login screen appears with the words SAFE BOOT
*  continue to login to see if the problem goes away.
Validate your Fonts
How to use Font Book to validate fonts
  1. Open Font Book in your Applications folder.
  2. Select All Fonts.
  3. Now click in the list of fonts and select all (Edit > Select All).
  4. Under File in the Menu bar, select Validate Fonts.
  5. Duplicate fonts will be marked with either the yellow badge or a black dot.
  6. Select to remove or delete duplicates.*
  7. Delete font caches
  8. Restart your computer
* Step 6 – remove or delete duplicates is where the tricky part comes in. You can select to let Font Book disable or remove duplicates, but I’ve found that it removes the one you have not been using rather than selecting the best option. See Font Management in OS X, by Kurt Lang, for more info on fonts.
http://www.jklstudios.com/misc/osxfonts.html
See Kurt Lang's directions here to remove font caches
https://discussions.apple.com/message/26188553#26188553
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