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The following fix was posted by Robert Cabuto in Dec. '08.
It involves hacking the preference file, not manipulating the panels:

To change list view, QUIT ILLUSTRATOR, the locate the following file:

# user*/Library/Preferences/Adobe Illustrator CS3 Settings/Workspaces/AIWSPrefs* (*or custom workspace name)

Open file with TextEdit

Look for the following section

/AdobeSwatch_\ ShowFindField 0
/AdobeSwatch_\ CurrentListStyle 15
/AdobeSwatch_\ GroupsListStyle 15
/AdobeSwatch_\ PatternListStyle 15
/AdobeSwatch_\ GradientListStyle 15
/AdobeSwatch_\ ColorListStyle 18
/AdobeSwatch_\ ShowAllListStyle 18
/AdobeSwatch_\ VisibleKind 1
/AdobeSwatch_\ Visible 1
/AdobeSwatch_\ SizeUncnstr {

Change the last numbers from 15 to 18 after ColorListStyle and ShowAllListStyle
change the last numbers from 0 to 1 after VisibleKind and Visible

Save file.

That works for me although I'm not sure if I changed too many values.