improved less gradient functions :)

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/* =============================================================================
   Gradients
   ========================================================================== */

.gradient( @gradient_type, @gradient_direction_w3c, @gradient... ) {
	@gradient_direction_browser:
		~`(function(dir_w3c){
			switch(dir_w3c) {
				case 'to bottom': return 'top';
				case 'to right': return 'left';
				case 'to right bottom': return 'left top';
				case 'to right top': return 'left bottom';
				case 'farthest-side at center center': return 'center center, farthest-side';
				case 'to bottom': default: return 'top';
			};
		})("@{gradient_direction_w3c}".substr(1,"@{gradient_direction_w3c}".length-2).split(', ').join(' '))`;
	background-image: ~`"-webkit-@{gradient_type}-gradient( @{gradient_direction_browser}, @{gradient} )"`;
	background-image:    ~`"-moz-@{gradient_type}-gradient( @{gradient_direction_browser}, @{gradient} )"`;
	background-image:     ~`"-ms-@{gradient_type}-gradient( @{gradient_direction_browser}, @{gradient} )"`;
	background-image:      ~`"-o-@{gradient_type}-gradient( @{gradient_direction_browser}, @{gradient} )"`;
	background-image:         ~`"@{gradient_type}-gradient( "+"@{gradient_direction_w3c}".substr(1,"@{gradient_direction_w3c}".length-2).split(', ').join(' ')+", @{gradient} )"`;	
}

.gradient-vertical( @gradient, @more... ) {
	@gradient:  ~`"@{arguments}".substr(1,"@{arguments}".length-2)`;
	.gradient( linear, to bottom, @gradient );
}

.gradient-vertical-repeating( @gradient, @more... ) {
	@gradient:  ~`"@{arguments}".substr(1,"@{arguments}".length-2)`;
	.gradient( repeating-linear, to bottom, @gradient );
}

.gradient-horizontal( @gradient, @more... ) {
	@gradient:  ~`"@{arguments}".substr(1,"@{arguments}".length-2)`;
	.gradient( linear, to right, @gradient );
}

.gradient-horizontal-repeating( @gradient, @more... ) {
	@gradient:  ~`"@{arguments}".substr(1,"@{arguments}".length-2)`;
	.gradient( repeating-linear, to right, @gradient );
}

.gradient-diagonal-down( @gradient, @more... ) {
	@gradient:  ~`"@{arguments}".substr(1,"@{arguments}".length-2)`;
	.gradient( linear, to right bottom, @gradient );
}

.gradient-diagonal-up( @gradient, @more... ) {
	@gradient:  ~`"@{arguments}".substr(1,"@{arguments}".length-2)`;
	.gradient( linear, to right top, @gradient );
}

.gradient-radial( @gradient, @more... ) {
	@gradient:  ~`"@{arguments}".substr(1,"@{arguments}".length-2)`;
	.gradient( radial, farthest-side at center center, @gradient );
}