Cannot Toggle Time Elapsed / Remaining While Paused

Using current version as of submission date 2-3-21 (3.0.12) on macOS.

I can only toggle the time between elapsed / remaining while the video is playing, the ability to toggle goes away when the video is paused.

I am pretty sure that VLC used to have this ability, because it is one of the main ways I use a video player, and I have been using VLC on and off since around 2008. Basically, my default view is to have it set to show time elapsed - but occasionally I will pause the video specifically so I can toggle and check how much time is remaining, before then switching it back to elapsed and resuming my video.

It seems to me that this constitutes a bug, as I cannot imagine a use case where the current behavior would be preferable. However, I do apologize sincerely if this is not a bug and it is the intended behavior.

If the current behavior is indeed as intended, would you (the devs) please consider changing the behavior to what I have described? It feels like inconsistent UI to have a click toggle the time sometimes, but then do nothing at other times. Please feel free to contact me via email if needed.