PS CS2 adjustment layers icons mystery

I've noticed something with Photoshop CS2 that is making me wonder. It's nothing that really matters, but I can't figure out why it happens. When I create an adjustment layer(s), sometimes I get an icon in the layers palette that is visually depictive of the adjustment layer, and sometimes I get a generic icon (circle that's half white and half black) in the layers palette. In any particular image the layers icon(s) is either depictive or generic; but not both. Any ideas?
Mac G5 Quad. 6.5Gb ram, OS 10.4.11
Peter

Ramón, the inconsistency happens within the same size that I've chosen for my palette.
Ed is right. Mystery solved. Thanks to both of you.
In the layers palette, the height of the layers spaces is determined by the image in the beginning, with a slight difference, allowing for a vertical or horizontal image. The spaces remain constant after that. The icons are a constant size and square, determined by the layers palette options. So if I have a short horizontal image, there isn't enough space for the square icon that depicts the adjustment so I get the generic icon. If I increase the height of the original image, or make it a square or a vertical, there is more height to the space, and then enough room for the proper icon.

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