fix(dictation): make microphone lifecycle race-safe

Coalesce and invalidate microphone acquisition, preserve immediate stop/cancel events, block overlapping/finalising takes, and add the opt-in keep_mic_warm setting with privacy-preserving default off.\n\nVerified: frontend CI; keep_mic_warm migration default and idempotency; diff checks.

backend/database/migrations.py

@@ -243,6 +243,13 @@ def _migrate_capture_settings(engine, inspector, tables: set[str]) -> None:
             "hotkey_enabled BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT 0",
             "hotkey_enabled",
         )
+    if "keep_mic_warm" not in columns:
+        _add_column(
+            engine,
+            "capture_settings",
+            "keep_mic_warm BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT 0",
+            "keep_mic_warm",
+        )
 
 
 def _migrate_mcp_bindings(engine, inspector, tables: set[str]) -> None:

backend/database/models.py

@@ -210,6 +210,10 @@ class CaptureSettings(Base):
     # "Voicebox would like to receive keystrokes from any application" dialog
     # before they've even opened the Captures tab.
     hotkey_enabled = Column(Boolean, nullable=False, default=False)
+    # Hold the microphone open while dictation is enabled so push-to-talk
+    # doesn't clip the first words. Off by default — when on, the OS mic-in-use
+    # indicator stays lit the whole time dictation is enabled.
+    keep_mic_warm = Column(Boolean, nullable=False, default=False)
     # Lists of keytap key names (e.g. "MetaRight", "ControlRight"). Right-hand
     # modifiers by default so they don't collide with left-hand shortcuts.
     chord_push_to_talk_keys = Column(