Translate gbfs.org into French

[richfab]

This PR adds French translations for all content on gbfs.org using gender inclusive language.

French was prioritized because gbfs.org will be referenced at conferences in France (and because it's the only language I speak fluently with English ^^). Other languages will follow.

Modules:

• Simpleen, an automated translation tool to gbfs.org repo to generate translations (also used for gtfs.org)
• mkdocs-i18n, a plugin to allow users to select a language on gbfs.org (also used on gtfs.org)

Before	After
+ 8 more pages

Note that I could not translate the banner at the top and the footer.

[fredericsimard]

@richfab Cancel my previous comment... we need to use this structure:

.
├─ en/
│  └─ index.md
├─ fr/
│  └─ index.md
└─ mkdocs.yml

... to remove the confusion in managing files.

[richfab]

For future reference, these terms need to be manually replaced with gender inclusive language:

English	Find	Replace with
user	utilisateur	utilisateur·rice
traveler	voyageur	voyageur·euse
contributor	contributeur	contributeur·rice
regulator	régulateur	régulateur·rice
developer	développeur	développeur·euse
researcher	chercheur	chercheur·euse

And these terms need to be manually replaced:

English	Find	Replace with
repository	dépôt	répertoire
form-factor	facteur de forme	type de véhicules
geofencing	géo-clôturées	geofencing
GBFS		GBFS
General Bikeshare Feed Specification	spécification générale des flux de vélos en libre-service	General Bikeshare Feed Specification
consumer	consommateur	application réutilisatrice
endpoint	point de terminaison	URL

[fredericsimard]

@richfab Looks great, just one little visual issue on the Specifications page, the left navigation section cuts off in french, I've seen this before, I'll try to find the issue.

French:

English:

[fredericsimard]

For future reference, these terms need to be manually replaced with gender inclusive language:...

I'll make a script for this eventually, safest option. But I wonder at which step? When people commit markdown files and they get edited right then, or after generating the site maybe?

[richfab]

I'll make a script for this eventually

I think simpleen.io glossary should achieve this but it did not work when I tried it 🤷‍♂️

[fredericsimard]

I'll make a script for this eventually

I think simpleen.io glossary should achieve this but it did not work when I tried it 🤷‍♂️

We want to move away from Simpleen, or at least not have it as the only option. At the very least using a script would be a second check just in case.

[fredericsimard]

@richfab Can't find the reason for the visual bug, but it has no impact on UX, so let's leave it like that for now. Removed an extra return inside a paragraph in the english version, added to this PR.

https://github.com/MobilityData/gbfs.org/pull/78/commits/3655ad840fa91c6e501c51fadefd0a81b6810202

[fredericsimard]

@richfab I'm about to go through the backlog of translations for the GTFS website, do you think these changes should be applied as well? Or is this only for GBFS?

For future reference, these terms need to be manually replaced with gender inclusive language:

English Find Replace with user utilisateur utilisateur·rice traveler voyageur voyageur·euse contributor contributeur contributeur·rice regulator régulateur régulateur·rice developer développeur développeur·euse researcher chercheur chercheur·euse And these terms need to be manually replaced:

English Find Replace with repository dépôt répertoire form-factor facteur de forme type de véhicules geofencing géo-clôturées geofencing GBFS GBFS General Bikeshare Feed Specification spécification générale des flux de vélos en libre-service General Bikeshare Feed Specification consumer consommateur application réutilisatrice endpoint point de terminaison URL

[richfab]

Gender neutral language should be used on all websites in my opinion, including gtfs.org. Thanks! cc @isabelle-dr

[fredericsimard]

@richfab I've added the preferred translations to the EN > FR glossary of the translation tool. We could close this PR.

See: https://github.com/MobilityData/mbd-translation-tool/blob/main/glossaries-for-google-translate-api/mobilitydata-glossary-en-to-fr.csv

[richfab]

Thank you @fredericsimard! I believe this PR is already closed 👍