I have to agree with you. Occasionally when laying stairs I'm turned too far to the side and lay a block with the wrong facing...it's a complete waste of materials.
It would seem that this has been implemented as of pre-release 6. I'm going to request this be locked now so somebody doesn't revive the thread months later to state the obvious.
Mostly moved on. May check back a few times a year.
for some blocks it's appropriate, but stairs not so much.
Mostly moved on. May check back a few times a year.