Progress. I can now create and edit notes reliably.

src/main/stage1.sns.sh

@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@ if [ "$ENCRYPTION" == "TRUE" ]; then
         ENCRYPTION="FALSE"
     fi
 
-    command -v openssl >/dev/null 2>&1 ||\
-        { ERR_NO_SSL="TRUE"; ENCRYPTION="FALSE"; }
+    command -v gpg >/dev/null 2>&1 ||\
+        { ERR_NO_GPG="TRUE"; ENCRYPTION="FALSE"; }
 fi
 
 if [ "$ENCRYPTION" == "TRUE" ]; then
     PROD_STR="Simple Note System (Encryption Enabled)"
-    EXT="$EXT".gpg
     if [ ! -d "$BASE_DIR"/tmp ]; then
         mkdir -p "$BASE_DIR"/tmp
     fi
@@ -28,16 +27,17 @@ fi
 
 echo "$PROD_STR, $VER_STR"
 
-if [ -n "$ERR_NO_SSL" ]; then
-echo >&2 "  Warning: OpenSSL not installed. Encryption disabled."
-fi
-if [ -n "$ERR_NO_KEY" ]; then
-echo "  Warning: No encryption key was provided. Encryption disabled."
+if [ -z "$EDITOR" ]; then
+   >&2 echo "Error no editor specified in environment."
+
+elif [ -n "$ERR_NO_GPG" ]; then
+    >&2 echo  "  Error: Encryption was specified, but GPG is not installed."
+    exit 100
+elif [ -n "$ERR_NO_KEY" ]; then
+    >&2 echo "  Error: No GPG recipient was provided in $CONFIG_FILE. "
+    exit 110
 fi
 
-if [ -n "$ERR_NO_SSL" ] || [ -n "$ERR_NO_KEY" ]; then
-pause
-fi
 
 #==============================================================================
 # End Section: Configuration / Stage 1