Suppress Blank Lines in RTF Template

Question

We are using <?if:count(current-group()[FIELD=$VARIABLE])?> in order to restrict data in a pivot table cell.
The pivot table cell uses @cell:top XML level to produce fixed number of columns.
There are two for-each-groups in the cell under the @cell tag.
Using <?if:count(current-group()[FIELD=$VARIABLE])?> works fine to restrict data but there are many extra blank lines creating bad formatting. This is because the two for-each-groups under the @cell tag. Those groups get the correct data but since @cell is at the top node of the XML the for-each-groups are repeating too many times and creating the blank lines.
Is there a way to suppress blank lines in an RTF template?

Answer 1

I've already tried that and the results are the same. The blank spaces still exist. I even tried using that right after the for-each-groups that are under the @cell tag. No difference.
Can I please send you the RTF template and XML? And two PDF files, one that shows the empty line spaces and one that shows correct formatting (without fixed number of columns).
Thank you very much.