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Not so much a smell as a way to deal with incomplete library classes where you don't have the source.
Bruce Johnson on the new AnyText product
TIP: When searching through text you can use the Navigate Back button (even in C8).
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One of AnyText's intended uses is in NetTalk.
From the AnyText help:
AnyText allows a user to change the text in your program at runtime. All visible text, including Window Captions, Prompts, Buttons and so on can be translated. This allows you to create multi-language versions of your application, where users can be responsible for translating the text as required.
It also allows users to change terminology inside a program, even if they are using the same language. This helps to make the program more familiar to users For example in some countries you would use a ZIP CODE in an address, whereas in others this is known as a POSTAL CODE. Even specific words, like color / colour can have different spellings in different countries. AnyText allows this to be tweaked to best fit the user who is using it.