function _flushLine($new_tag) {
  $this
    ->_flushGroup($new_tag);
  if ($this->_line != '') {
    array_push($this->_lines, $this->_line);
  }
  else {
    // make empty lines visible by inserting an NBSP
    array_push($this->_lines, NBSP);
  }
  $this->_line = '';
}