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|  prop1       |                val1    |
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|  prop1       |                val2    |
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| prop3        | <    image   >         |
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|  prop1       | val1                   |
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|  prop1       | val2                   |
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| prop3        | <    image   >         |
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TableViewer viewer = new TableViewer(...);
Table table = viewer.getTable();
Listener paintListener = new Listener() {
   public void handleEvent(Event event) {
        sitch (event.type) {
        case SWT.EraseItem:
           // I need to fixe only the second column (index=1)
           // when there is no image.
           if (event.index == 1 && item.getImage(1)==null) {
               // Don't make native painting of the foreground we will take care 
               // of it. at the reception of the SWT.PaintEvent
               event.detail &= ~SWT.FOREGROUND;
            }
            break;
        case SWT.Paint:
           if (event.index == 1 && item.getImage(1)==null) {
               // Draw the text where the image is expected.
               event.gc.drawString(item.getText(), item.getImageBounds(1).x, item.getImageBounds(1).y);
           }
        break;
        }
    }
}
table.addListener(SWT.EraseItem,paintListener);
table.addListener(SWT.PaintItem,paintListener);

valueColumn.setLabelProvider(new OwnerDrawLabelProvider() {             
	@Override                                                           
	public void update(ViewerCell cell) {                               
		ReadoutEntry entry = (ReadoutEntry) cell.getElement();          
		cell.setText(entry.getStringValue());                           
		cell.setImage(entry.getImageValue(Display.getDefault()));       
	}                                                                   
                                                                        
	@Override                                                           
	protected void paint(Event event, Object element) {                 
		ReadoutEntry entry = (ReadoutEntry) element;                    
		GC gc = event.gc;                                               
		Table table = (Table) event.widget;                             
		int width = table.getColumn(0).getWidth();                      
		if (entry.getImageValue(table) != null) {                       
			gc.drawImage(entry.getImageValue(Display.getDefault()),     
					width + 2, event.y + 2);                            
                                                                        
		} else {                                                        
			gc.drawText(entry.getStringValue(), width + 2, event.y + 2, 
					true);                                              
		}                                                               
	}                                                                   
                                                                        
	@Override                                                           
	protected void erase(Event event, Object element) {                 
		event.detail &= ~SWT.FOREGROUND;                                
	}                                                                   
                                                                        
	@Override                                                           
	protected void measure(Event event, Object element) {               
                                                                        
	}                                                                   
});                                                                     

valueColumn.setLabelProvider(new OwnerDrawLabelProvider() {             
        // Don't even think on update!!!!
        
        /**
         * Paint an image or text as required. I never need to paint both.
         */                                    
	@Override                                                           
	protected void paint(Event event, Object element) {                 
		Contact entry = (Contact) element;                    
		GC gc = event.gc;                                               
		Table table = (Table) event.widget;                             
		int width = table.getColumn(0).getWidth();                      
		if (entry.getImageValue(table) != null) {                       
			gc.drawImage(entry.getImageValue(),     
					width + 2, event.y + 2);                            
                                                                        
		} else {                                                        
			gc.drawText(entry.getStringValue(), width + 2, event.y + 2, 
					true);                                              
		}                                                               
	}                                                                   
          
        // Forget erase. As I don't fill the cell I don't need to signal that
        // I will draw the contents myself.                                                              
         
        /**
         * Images are normally taller that text so I need to adjust the height 
         * before painting.
         */                                                    
	@Override                                                           
	protected void measure(Event event, Object element) {               
 		Contact entry = (Contact) element; 
                Image image = entry.getImageValue();    
                if (image!=null) {
                    event.height=image.getBounds().height;
                }
                                                                     
	}                                                                   
});