The Group container must be explicit indicated width and height. the group can't use relative properties to set its size. this is the code : <s:List left="0" right="0" top="0" bottom="0" dataProvider="{new ArrayList([1,2,3,4,5,6,7])}" verticalScrollPolicy="off"> <s:layout> <s:HorizontalLayout gap="8" columnWidth="200"/> // columnWidth is not useful ~ </s:layout> <s:itemRenderer> <fx:Component> // <s:Group left="0" right="0" top="0" bottom="0"> // the group will never show <s:Group width="300" height="400"> // I have to set the width and height explicit but it can't adapt all the kinds of device screen <s:Rect left="0" right="0" top="0" bottom="0"> <s:fill> <s:SolidColor color="0x381128" /> </s:fill> </s:Rect> </s:Group> </fx:Component> </s:itemRenderer> </s:List>