Preserve empty cells in tables

2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/mammoth/conversion.py b/mammoth/conversion.py
index fa1333b..0349774 100644
--- a/mammoth/conversion.py
+++ b/mammoth/conversion.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class DocumentConverter(object):
     
     
     def _convert_table_cell(self, table_cell, html_generator):
-        html_generator.start("td")
+        html_generator.start("td", always_write=True)
         for child in table_cell.children:
             child_generator = HtmlGenerator()
             self.convert_element_to_html(child, child_generator)
diff --git a/mammoth/html_generation.py b/mammoth/html_generation.py
index 8395a3d..32a0d62 100644
--- a/mammoth/html_generation.py
+++ b/mammoth/html_generation.py
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ class HtmlGenerator(object):
             self._write_all()
             self._fragments.append(_escape_html(text))
     
-    def start(self, name, attributes=None):
+    def start(self, name, attributes=None, always_write=False):
         self._stack.append(_Element(name, attributes))
+        
+        if always_write:
+            self._write_all()
 
     def end(self):
         element = self._stack.pop()