Less aggressive compilation with CSS3 calc

Question

The Less compilers that I\'m using (OrangeBits and dotless 1.3.0.5) are aggressively translating

body { width: calc(100% - 250px - 1.5em); }

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Answer 1

There's a tidier way to include variables inside the escaped calc, as explained in this post: CSS3 calc() function doesn't work with Less #974

@variable: 2em;

body{ width: calc(~"100% - @{variable} * 2");}

By using the curly brackets you don't need to close and reopen the escaping quotes.