You're right, they aren't monospaced. Still, I do think that letter spacing is an issue.
Consider the following. On the left is a shot of the current UI. On the right, I've tightened up the lettering. I've also brought the stems of the 'r's up a little.
You'll never please Bosola; he's even more of a font snob than me
I'm not a snob. Well, I am, yes, but with good reason. Times New Roman is a thoroughly average font, and with so many
gorgeous serif alternatives out there, there's really no need to be lumbered with it. Look:
Now, I fully expect LKM to declare TNR the winner in the face of even
this. But then again, he doesn't prefer FFVI to FFVII, so what would he know?