Very simple flex animation not moving along x axis - animation

I'm trying to use Animate in MXML to move a button along X or Y axis.
My button increase width when clicked, but does not move at all. What is wrong with this code ? It should be something really simple, but I can't find it.
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx"
xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
initialize='init()'>
<fx:Script>
<![CDATA[
public function init():void {}
]]>
</fx:Script>
<s:layout>
<s:VerticalLayout id='l' horizontalAlign="left" />
</s:layout>
<fx:Declarations>
<s:Animate id="mover" target="{button}" duration="1000">
<s:SimpleMotionPath property="x" valueFrom="0" valueTo="100"/>
<s:SimpleMotionPath property="y" valueTo="100"/>
<s:SimpleMotionPath property="width" valueBy="20"/>
</s:Animate>
</fx:Declarations>
<s:Button id="button" click="mover.play()" label="Button"/>
</s:Application>
I got this sample from Adobe docs. I think it should be related to layout or something like that, but all my tries of changing layout, including into a Canvas or other tricks does not change anything : the button still stay at the same place.
Thanks for your help !

The problem is caused by the use of the VerticalLayout. This layout, as well as the HorizontalLayout, ignores x/y properties of the objects that are being laid out.
If you remove your layout declaration altogether, it will then use the default BasicLayout which will honor the x/y properties and allow your animation to work.

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