.is(':empty') should be true on characterless and whitespaced

Reported by:	rudeboiidevil2k7@hotmail.co.uk	Owned by:
Priority:	undecided	Milestone:	None
Component:	unfiled	Version:	1.7.2
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Wouldn't it be good if

.is(':empty')

works on whitespaced elements, this jsFiddle test explains it all.

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It may be useful for some, but the place to argue for it is on the w3c, since that is the behavior specified.

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