Originally Posted by TakahiroW4047
Correct - the focus limiter just limits the distances through which the AF system will attempt to achieve focus. With the limiter at the longer distance, you simply could not achieve autofocus close than that (meaning an OOF shot in AI-Servo mode with release priority, for example, but I don't think that's an option on a 300D).
RE focus and recompose, you're still probably better off using the closest AF point to the subject that you can, given your desired composition, to minimize the amount of movement you need to make during recomposition.