The labels in the connections tab refer to the type of connection it was when established. If you see an "Ultrapeer" connection as a leaf, and then somehow become promoted to an Ultrapeer, you'll see still that "Ultrapeer" connection -- that means there's a big bug. Your servent should never change status and retain its old connections. If an Ultrapeer sees an "Ultrapeer" connection, or a Leaf sees a "Peer" or "Leaf" connection, there's a large problem.

We'll look into that GUI thing, though I suspect it'll be difficult to track down. You've updated all the video drivers and there's still a problem?