It was much work but I have tried it:
Here is a new version supporting colspans!
BUT this is a
beta version!
You can try this version but use it on your own risk!
Currently colspan is not supported in WYSIWYG-Editor so the plain code is displayed
To add a colspan to a cell simply write
{colsp=X} at the beginning of the cell. X is the number of cells the cell should be big.
If you find bugs please report them here.
Good night
(I'll go to bed now)
Stefan
Edit: I wrote a better version than yesterday so I edited my post

The bugs mentioned before have been taken out
There is only one thing to consider when using colspan and sort: Cells "behind" the colspan are internally filled with "!!!colspan" and can be sorted as every other cell.
EDIT: removed attachment (4 views) - new version is out:
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