diff -r c9f5274c2960 ruby.debugger/src/org/netbeans/modules/ruby/debugger/ToolTipAnnotation.java
--- a/ruby.debugger/src/org/netbeans/modules/ruby/debugger/ToolTipAnnotation.java	Thu Apr 08 13:07:33 2010 +0400
+++ b/ruby.debugger/src/org/netbeans/modules/ruby/debugger/ToolTipAnnotation.java	Thu Apr 08 12:27:09 2010 +0200
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@
 public final class ToolTipAnnotation extends Annotation implements Runnable {
 
     private static final Boolean SKIP_BALLOON_EVAL = Boolean.getBoolean("ruby.debugger.skip.balloon.evaluation"); // NOI18N
-    
+    private static final RequestProcessor requestProcessor = new RequestProcessor("Ruby tooltip annotations");
+
     private Part lp;
     private EditorCookie ec;
     
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@
         if (_ec == null) { return null; }
         this.lp = _lp;
         this.ec = _ec;
-        RequestProcessor.getDefault().post(this);
+        requestProcessor.post(this);
         return null;
     }