Opens journal file before allowing user to compose entry, closes #21

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+* [Fixed] Bug where composed entry is lost when the journal file fails to load
 * Changed directory structure and install scripts (removing the necessity to make an alias from `jrnl` to `jrnl.py`)
 
 ### 0.2.4

jrnl/jrnl.py

@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ def cli():
         print("According to your jrnl_conf, your journal is encrypted, however PyCrypto was not found. To open your journal, install the PyCrypto package from http://www.pycrypto.org.")
         sys.exit(-1)
 
+    # open journal file
+    journal = Journal.Journal(config=config)
+
     args = parse_args()
     mode_compose, mode_export = guess_mode(args, config)
 
@@ -153,9 +156,6 @@ def cli():
         else:
             mode_compose = False
 
-    # open journal
-    journal = Journal.Journal(config=config)
-
     # Writing mode
     if mode_compose:
         raw = " ".join(args.text).strip()