diff --git a/demo/js/config/core.js b/demo/js/config/core.js
index 4a6131367..05f334a53 100644
--- a/demo/js/config/core.js
+++ b/demo/js/config/core.js
@@ -93,6 +93,18 @@ Demo.CORE_CONFIG = [{
     pId: 102,
     text: "bi.virtual_group",
     value: "demo.virtual_group"
+}, {
+    pId: 102,
+    text: "bi.custom_tree",
+    value: "demo.custom_tree"
+}, {
+    pId: 102,
+    text: "bi.grid_view",
+    value: "demo.grid_view"
+}, {
+    pId: 102,
+    text: "bi.collection_view",
+    value: "demo.collection_view"
 }, {
     pId: 102,
     id: 10201,
@@ -145,18 +157,6 @@ Demo.CORE_CONFIG = [{
     pId: 10202,
     text: "bi.layer_searcher",
     value: "demo.layer_searcher"
-}, {
-    pId: 102,
-    text: "bi.custom_tree",
-    value: "demo.custom_tree"
-}, {
-    pId: 102,
-    text: "bi.grid_view",
-    value: "demo.grid_view"
-}, {
-    pId: 102,
-    text: "bi.collection_view",
-    value: "demo.collection_view"
 }, {
     pId: 1,
     text: "widget",
diff --git a/dist/base.js b/dist/base.js
index 387e75066..115ef4340 100644
--- a/dist/base.js
+++ b/dist/base.js
@@ -3565,26 +3565,21 @@ $.shortcut("bi.combo_group", BI.ComboGroup);BI.VirtualGroup = BI.inherit(BI.Widg
         this.populate(this.options.items);
     },
 
-    _createBtns: function (items) {
-        var o = this.options;
-        return BI.createItems(items, {
-            type: "bi.text_button"
-        });
-    },
-
-    _packageBtns: function (btns) {
+    _packageBtns: function (items) {
         var o = this.options;
 
         for (var i = o.layouts.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
-            btns = BI.map(btns, function (k, it) {
+            items = BI.map(items, function (k, it) {
                 return BI.extend({}, o.layouts[i], {
                     items: [
-                        BI.extend({}, o.layouts[i].el, it)
+                        BI.extend({}, o.layouts[i].el, {
+                            el: BI.stripEL(it)
+                        })
                     ]
                 })
             })
         }
-        return btns;
+        return items;
     },
 
     _packageItems: function (items, packBtns) {
@@ -3606,7 +3601,7 @@ $.shortcut("bi.combo_group", BI.ComboGroup);BI.VirtualGroup = BI.inherit(BI.Widg
         var self = this;
         items = items || [];
         this.options.items = items;
-        items = this._packageItems(items, this._packageBtns(this._createBtns(items)));
+        items = this._packageItems(items, this._packageBtns(items));
         if (!this.layouts) {
             this.layouts = BI.createWidget(BI.extend({element: this}, this._packageLayout(items)));
         } else {
diff --git a/src/base/combination/group.virtual.js b/src/base/combination/group.virtual.js
index 3f4de579d..ceef16e3e 100644
--- a/src/base/combination/group.virtual.js
+++ b/src/base/combination/group.virtual.js
@@ -15,26 +15,21 @@ BI.VirtualGroup = BI.inherit(BI.Widget, {
         this.populate(this.options.items);
     },
 
-    _createBtns: function (items) {
-        var o = this.options;
-        return BI.createItems(items, {
-            type: "bi.text_button"
-        });
-    },
-
-    _packageBtns: function (btns) {
+    _packageBtns: function (items) {
         var o = this.options;
 
         for (var i = o.layouts.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
-            btns = BI.map(btns, function (k, it) {
+            items = BI.map(items, function (k, it) {
                 return BI.extend({}, o.layouts[i], {
                     items: [
-                        BI.extend({}, o.layouts[i].el, it)
+                        BI.extend({}, o.layouts[i].el, {
+                            el: BI.stripEL(it)
+                        })
                     ]
                 })
             })
         }
-        return btns;
+        return items;
     },
 
     _packageItems: function (items, packBtns) {
@@ -56,7 +51,7 @@ BI.VirtualGroup = BI.inherit(BI.Widget, {
         var self = this;
         items = items || [];
         this.options.items = items;
-        items = this._packageItems(items, this._packageBtns(this._createBtns(items)));
+        items = this._packageItems(items, this._packageBtns(items));
         if (!this.layouts) {
             this.layouts = BI.createWidget(BI.extend({element: this}, this._packageLayout(items)));
         } else {