(function(a){a.fn.extend({tableSpacer:function(){return this.each(function(){var b=a(this),d=b.find("tr:first").find("th, td"),c=0;a.each(d,function(){c+=a(this).attr("colspan")});a.each(b.find("tr:not(:first):not(:has(.tableSpacer))"),function(){row=a(this);if(hasTableSpacer=row.prev(":first").find(".tableSpacer").length>0)return true;a('<tr><td class="tableSpacer"></td></tr>').insertBefore(a(this))});b.find(".tableSpacer").css("background","none").css("padding","0px").attr("colspan",c)})}})})(jQuery);