by my understanding of the doc:
let g:bullets_checkbox_markers = ' .:oOX'
should work: 0% ' ', <0%-25%> '.', [25%-50%> ':', [50%-75%> 'o', [75%-100%> 'O', 100% 'X'
on a list with 6 subitems the top level gets marked with a 'X' after 5 are checked in the sublist
by my understanding of the doc: let g:bullets_checkbox_markers = ' .:oOX' should work: 0% ' ', <0%-25%> '.', [25%-50%> ':', [50%-75%> 'o', [75%-100%> 'O', 100% 'X'
on a list with 6 subitems the top level gets marked with a 'X' after 5 are checked in the sublist