Open Image Dialog Location Field Slashes

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Windows 7
Gimp 2.10.36

Protocol:
  Click File/Open...
  Click the "Type a file name" button
  Enter a file path in the Location field
  The path has forward slashes (/), not the Windows back slash (\).
  Gimp ignores.
  Change the forwards to backs.
  Gimp accepts.

Is that worthy of a bug report?