title: jquery - removing IE's "Empty Text Nodes"
body: <p>I have an issue w/ IE where I've got loads of 'Empty Text Nodes' in my <code>tr</code>.  If I run</p>
  
  <pre><code>$('#myTr').children().length
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and</p>
  
  <pre><code>$('#myTr').find('td').length
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I get the same value, which means that these nodes don't register with jquery.  The <code>:empty</code> selector comes back with nothing.</p>
  
  <p>On top of that, if I remove these nodes manually from the IE debugger my format changes, so there's something material going on in there.</p>
  
  <p>Here's what I see in the IE debugger (IE 8, btw):</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/MPqxL.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>Any ideas?  This is driving us nuts..</p>