http://gwt-code-reviews.appspot.com/1708803/diff/6002/user/src/com/google/gwt/cell/client/EditTextCell.java File user/src/com/google/gwt/cell/client/EditTextCell.java (right):
http://gwt-code-reviews.appspot.com/1708803/diff/6002/user/src/com/google/gwt/cell/client/EditTextCell.java#newcode226 user/src/com/google/gwt/cell/client/EditTextCell.java:226: if (toRender != null && toRender.trim().length() > 0) { I went with the trim after all. It's not that heavy weight, and it will work better. http://gwt-code-reviews.appspot.com/1708803/ -- http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Web-Toolkit-Contributors