diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/menu.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/menu.zs
index 447b052dc..6feee5467 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/menu.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/menu.zs
@@ -309,6 +309,14 @@ class Menu : Object native ui version("2.4")
 	{
 		return OptionFont().StringWidth(s);
 	}
+	
+	static void DrawOptionText(int x, int y, int color, String text, bool grayed = false)
+	{
+		String label = Stringtable.Localize(text);
+		int overlay = grayed? Color(96,48,0,0) : 0;
+		screen.DrawText (OptionFont(), OptionColor(color), x, y, text, DTA_CleanNoMove_1, true, DTA_ColorOverlay, overlay);
+	}
+	
 
 }
 
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenu.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenu.zs
index dc389ac95..97e25af6d 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenu.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenu.zs
@@ -480,11 +480,11 @@ class OptionMenu : Menu
 
 		if (CanScrollUp)
 		{
-			DrawConText(Font.CR_ORANGE, 3 * CleanXfac_1, ytop, "\x1a");
+			DrawOptionText(screen.GetWidth() - 11 * CleanXfac_1, ytop, Font.CR_UNTRANSLATED, "▲");
 		}
 		if (CanScrollDown)
 		{
-			DrawConText(Font.CR_ORANGE, 3 * CleanXfac_1, y - 8*CleanYfac_1, "\x1b");
+			DrawOptionText(screen.GetWidth() - 11 * CleanXfac_1 , y - 8*CleanYfac_1, Font.CR_UNTRANSLATED, "▼");
 		}
 		Super.Drawer();
 	}
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenuitems.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenuitems.zs
index 53051ca9a..58ac07cdd 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenuitems.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenuitems.zs
@@ -46,11 +46,7 @@ class OptionMenuItem : MenuItemBase
 
 	protected void drawText(int x, int y, int color, String text, bool grayed = false)
 	{
-		String label = Stringtable.Localize(mLabel);
-		
-		int overlay = grayed? Color(96,48,0,0) : 0;
-		
-		screen.DrawText (Menu.OptionFont(), Menu.OptionColor(color), x, y, text, DTA_CleanNoMove_1, true, DTA_ColorOverlay, overlay);
+		Menu.DrawOptionText(x, y, color, text, grayed);
 	}
 	
 	protected int drawLabel(int indent, int y, int color, bool grayed = false)
@@ -61,13 +57,13 @@ class OptionMenuItem : MenuItemBase
 		int w = Menu.OptionWidth(label) * CleanXfac_1;
 		if (!mCentered) x = indent - w;
 		else x = (screen.GetWidth() - w) / 2;
-		DrawText(x, y, color, label, grayed);
+		Menu.DrawOptionText(x, y, color, label, grayed);
 		return x;
 	}
 
 	protected void drawValue(int indent, int y, int color, String text, bool grayed = false)
 	{
-		DrawText(indent + CursorSpace(), y, color, text, grayed);
+		Menu.DrawOptionText(indent + CursorSpace(), y, color, text, grayed);
 	}
 
 	
@@ -731,7 +727,7 @@ class OptionMenuSliderBase : OptionMenuItem
 		String textbuf;
 		double range;
 		int maxlen = 0;
-		int right = x + (12*8 + 4) * CleanXfac_1;
+		int right = x + (12*8 + 4) * CleanXfac;	// length of slider. This uses the old ConFont and 
 		int cy = y;
 
 		range = max - min;