dropping intial code for #4957 - too many open issues to get this into 1.8

ui/jquery.ui.core.js

@@ -98,26 +98,6 @@ $.ui = {
 		SPACE: 32,
 		TAB: 9,
 		UP: 38
-	},
-	
-	element: function(value, context) {
-		var ret = $([]); // $(context) ?
-		 
-		if (value.jquery) {
-			ret = value;
-		} else if (value == 'parent') {
-			ret = $(context).parent();
-		} else if (value == 'clone') {
-			ret = $(context).clone().removeAttr('id');
-		} else if (value == 'window') {
-			ret = $(context).window(); // requires .window() plugin
-		} else if (value.nodeType || typeof value == 'string' || $.isArray(value)) {
-			ret = $(value, context);
-		} else if ($.isFunction(value)) {
-			ret = value(context);
-		}
-		 
-		return ret;
 	}
 };
 
@@ -214,12 +194,6 @@ $.fn.extend({
 		}
 
 		return 0;
-	},
-	
-	window: function() {
-		return this.pushStack($.unique($.map(this, function() {
-			return this.ownerDocument.defaultView;
-		})));
 	}
 });