code: protected void renderSpacerCell(FacesContext facesContext, ResponseWriter writer, UIComponent component)
          throws IOException 
      {
          UIComponent spacer = getNewspaperTableSpacer(component);
          if(spacer == null)
          {
              return;
          }
           
           writer.startElement(HTML.TD_ELEM, null); // component);
           //RendererUtils.renderChild(facesContext, spacer);
           spacer.encodeAll(facesContext);
           writer.endElement(HTML.TD_ELEM);
       }
docs: Renders a spacer between adjacent newspaper columns.