scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_userpref.py

@@ -300,12 +300,15 @@ class USERPREF_PT_interface_statusbar(InterfacePanel, CenterAlignMixIn, Panel):
         col.prop(view, "show_statusbar_version", text="Blender Version")
 
 
-class USERPREF_PT_interface_menus(InterfacePanel, Panel):
+class USERPREF_PT_interface_menus(InterfacePanel, CenterAlignMixIn, Panel):
     bl_label = "Menus"
     bl_options = {'DEFAULT_CLOSED'}
 
-    def draw(self, context):
-        pass
+    def draw_centered(self, context, layout):
+        prefs = context.preferences
+        view = prefs.view
+
+        layout.prop(view, "use_directional_menus")
 
 
 class USERPREF_PT_interface_menus_mouse_over(InterfacePanel, CenterAlignMixIn, Panel):

source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_userdef.c

@@ -4811,10 +4811,8 @@ static void rna_def_userdef_view(BlenderRNA *brna)
 
   prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "use_directional_menus", PROP_BOOLEAN, PROP_NONE);
   RNA_def_property_boolean_negative_sdna(prop, NULL, "uiflag", USER_MENUFIXEDORDER);
-  RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop,
-                           "Contents Follow Opening Direction",
-                           "Otherwise menus, etc will always be top to bottom, left to right, "
-                           "no matter opening direction");
+  RNA_def_property_ui_text(
+      prop, "Directional Menus", "Sort menu items by opening direction instead of fixed sorting");
 
   static const EnumPropertyItem header_align_items[] = {
       {0, "NONE", 0, "Keep Existing", "Keep existing header alignment"},