tctx.setCurrentFirstSpanningCol(true);
// We widthdraw one cell because the first cell is already created
// (it's the current cell) !
for (int i = 0; i < numberColumnsSpanned - 1; ++i) {
tctx.selectNextColumn();
//aggregate width for further elements
width += tctx.getColumnWidth();
tctx.setCurrentFirstSpanningCol(false);
RtfTableCell hCell = row.newTableCellMergedHorizontally(