code: public void setSpecifiedWidth(String width)
      {
          colwidth = width;
          try {
              content = new Dimension(0, 0);
              content.width = Integer.parseInt(width);
              bounds.width = content.width;
              abswidth = content.width;
              wset = true;
          } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
              if (!width.equals(""))
                  log.warn("Invalid width value: " + width);
          }
      }
docs: Set the width of the column form an attribute or CSS
  @param width the new width