freeware - Free text editor with full column mode support -

if out there old enough remember ispf editor on ibm mainframes, know mean. rest of ...

i looking free editor allows me edit particular columns of text file (preferably on series of contiguous lines).

notpepad++, crimson editor (which seems longer in development, alas), , ultraedit (which not free, alas), claim column mode, ability copy/paste rectangular areas of text file.

while nice, want able search/replace text , able restrict a range or of contiguous columns, preferably on range of contiguous lines.

a poor example:

tim likes beer   toms likes beer   bob not either beer or wine   ann likes beer, , wine (and oxford comma ;-) 

and here is again, line & column numbers:

           1         2         3         4      1234567890123456789012345678901234567890    1 tim likes beer   2 toms likes beer   3 bob not either beer or wine   4 ann likes beer, , wine   

if want change "beer" "fish" between columns 10 , 20, result (changes capitalized).

           1         2         3         4    1234567890123456789012345678901234567890   1 tim likes fish 2 toms likes fish 3 bob not either beer or wine<=== not changed, not between cols 10 & 20 4 ann likes fish, , wine 

as bonus, restrict rows, let's rows 2 though 4, in case, result be:

           1         2         3         4    1234567890123456789012345678901234567890   1 tim likes beer                       <== not changed, not between lines 2 , 4 2 toms likes fish 3 bob not either beer or wine <== not changed, not between cols 10 & 20 4 ann likes fish, , wine 

question: know of (preferably) free widows text editor can that?

ultraedit supports find/replace in selection of course can rectangular selection well, , find/replace in specified column range. column range can defined directly in find/replace window in advanced section opened click on button advanced respectively gearwheel button. ultraedit shareware , not free.