diff --git a/lib/ace/lib/event.js b/lib/ace/lib/event.js
index 530da0cd..06574425 100644
--- a/lib/ace/lib/event.js
+++ b/lib/ace/lib/event.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2010, Ajax.org B.V.
  * All rights reserved.
- * 
+ *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
  *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  *     * Neither the name of Ajax.org B.V. nor the
  *       names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
  *       derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
- * 
+ *
  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
  * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
  * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ if (window.postMessage && !useragent.isOldIE) {
     var postMessageId = 1;
     exports.nextTick = function(callback, win) {
         win = win || window;
-        var messageName = "zero-timeout-message-" + postMessageId;            
+        var messageName = "zero-timeout-message-" + postMessageId;
         exports.addListener(win, "message", function listener(e) {
             if (e.data == messageName) {
                 exports.stopPropagation(e);
@@ -298,11 +298,18 @@ if (window.postMessage && !useragent.isOldIE) {
         win.postMessage(messageName, "*");
     };
 }
-else {
-    exports.nextTick = function(callback, win) {
-        win = win || window;
-        window.setTimeout(callback, 0);
-    };
-}
 
+
+exports.nextFrame = window.requestAnimationFrame ||
+    window.oRequestAnimationFrame ||
+    window.msRequestAnimationFrame ||
+    window.mozRequestAnimationFrame ||
+    window.webkitRequestAnimationFrame;
+
+if (exports.nextFrame)
+    exports.nextFrame = exports.nextFrame.bind(window);
+else
+    exports.nextFrame = function(callback) {
+        setTimeout(callback, 17);
+    };
 });
diff --git a/lib/ace/renderloop.js b/lib/ace/renderloop.js
index dc3876f6..6accca49 100644
--- a/lib/ace/renderloop.js
+++ b/lib/ace/renderloop.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ var RenderLoop = function(onRender, win) {
         if (!this.pending) {
             this.pending = true;
             var _self = this;
-            event.nextTick(function() {
+            event.nextFrame(function() {
                 _self.pending = false;
                 var changes;
                 while (changes = _self.changes) {