Public bug reported:
```
GNU Image Manipulation Program version 2.10.36
git-describe: GIMP_2_10_36
Build: unknown rev 0 for linux
# C compiler #
Using built-in specs.
COLLECT_GCC=gcc
COLLECT_LTO_WRAPPER=/usr/libexec/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/13/lto-wrapper
OFFLOAD_TAR
Same problem for me in Unity-2d in Ubuntu Precise 12.04.1 and Nautilus
3.4.2 ...
I found a workaround to recover the progress window: wmctrl
wmctrl -l List the windows being managed by the window manager.
wmctrl -a Switch to the desktop containing the window , raise the
window, and give it focu
