tickCross editor works poorly unexpected

[mandelkow]

ALL software version info

Python 3.12
Panel 1.8.10
MacOS 15.5
Various browsers: Firefox, Safari, Chrome,...

Description of expected behavior and the observed behavior

According to the documentation, the expected behavior for the display of an editable boolean column (False/True) would be to show checked / unchecked boxes or checkmarks / crosses. Instead, each cell alters between: empty, "true", "false", checked box, unchecked box. This weird behavior is actually observed in the documentation examples online: https://panel.holoviz.org/reference/widgets/Tabulator.html#editors-editing

Ideally, editable columns of type "tickCross" would behave exactly like the "selection" column you get with parameter selectable = "checkbox".

After further experimentation, I now understand the undesirable behavior: The display of a boolean cell changes during editing from "true" / "false" to checked / unchecked box and back. The parameter formatters={"Col1":{"type":"tickCross"}} will change the "display" to checkmarks / crosses, but the "editor" still displays checkboxes. Either way two clicks are required to toggle a value.

The display format and the editor format should really be the same. Everything else is very confusing.

Complete, minimal, self-contained example code that reproduces the issue

Note how the "selection" column behaves differently from Col1!

# code goes here between backticks
import pandas as pd
import panel as pn
pn.extension('tabulator')
Tb = pn.widgets.Tabulator( pd.DataFrame({'Col1':[False]*5}),
    pagination=None, height=800, 
    selectable="checkbox", # this shows checkboxes with expected desirable behavior
    editors={"Col1":{"type":"tickCross"}}, # this shows checkboxes, but only while editing
    formatters={"Col1":{"type":"tickCross"}}, # this shows checkmarks / crosses instead of false / true
)

Screenshots or screencasts of the bug in action

Just click some of the boolean cells in:
https://panel.holoviz.org/reference/widgets/Tabulator.html#editors-editing