Pause during record on toolbar should put recording into stop state
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Description
### Bug description
If the User presses 'Pause' button within the toolbar, it should act the same as pressing 'Spacebar' key during recording.
### Steps to reproduce
1. Launch AU4
2. Start recording
3. Press 'Pause' on toolbar
4. Observe the recording state still being shown as active
### Expected behavior
Pause on toolbar acts as 'Spacebar' while recording.
### Actual behavior
Pause on toolbar does not act as 'Spacebar' while recording.
### Audacity Version
4db0542
### Operating system
OS independent
### Additional context
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b16a1875-44fd-4234-bbdc-e668339ff51f
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start at the toolbar Pause action and the Spacebar handling used during recording, then compare how each updates the recording state. Reproduce the issue using the listed steps and confirm that activating Pause leaves the recording in the same stop state as Spacebar.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100